Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)

Untitled (Study for a Mobile)

Details
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled (Study for a Mobile)
signed and dated 'Calder 1934' (lower right)
india ink on paper
10¾ x 8½ in. (27.3 x 21.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1934.
Provenance
Harrison and Jeanne Kerr, acquired directly from the artist, 1934
Mark deMuro Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988
Literature
M. Prather, Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, New Haven, exh. cat., 1998, pp. 328-336 (illustrated).
R. Marshall, Alexander Calder: Motion and Color, exh. cat., Tokyo, 2000, p. 24 (illustrated).
A. Pierre, Calder: Mouvement et Realité, Paris, 2009, p. 252 (illustrated).

Lot Essay

This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A10939.

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