Necklace and Brooch

細節

Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Necklace and Brooch
(i) brass
(ii) silver
(i) 13¼ x 12in. (33.6 x 30.5cm.)
(ii) 3 1/8 x 4in. (8 x 10.2cm.)
(i) Executed circa 1940
(ii) Executed circa 1938 (2)

來源

Marie Gullichsen, Finland.
(i) A Christmas gift from the above to the present owner, her daughter in-law circa 1960.
(ii) A birthday gift from the above to the present owner, her daughter in-law in 1984.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品專文

The necklace is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under the application no. AO7367.
The brooch is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under the application no. AO7366.

Marie Gullichsen, the founder of Galerie Artek in Helsinki, met Alexander Calder through Fernand Léger and the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in the late 1930s. However, it was only when contact was renewed after the Second World War that the pair became friends. This friendship eventually resulted in an exhibition of Calder's mobiles at Galerie Artek in 1958.