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The Clove (Maquette)
Details
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)
The Clove (Maquette)
incised with the artist's monogram 'CA' (on the horizontal element)
stabile—sheet metal and paint
8 ½ x 8 x 6 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1936.
The Clove (Maquette)
incised with the artist's monogram 'CA' (on the horizontal element)
stabile—sheet metal and paint
8 ½ x 8 x 6 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1936.
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York
Art Dealers Association of America, New York, 1972
Their sale; Paddle8, 5 March 2017
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Art Dealers Association of America, New York, 1972
Their sale; Paddle8, 5 March 2017
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
M. L. Tiers, “Down Mobile Way,” Cue, vol. 12, no. 42, 16 October 1943, p. 12 (illustrated).
M. Pedrosa, “Alexandre Calder, Escultor de Cata-Ventos,” Correio da Manhã, 10 December 1944, p. 1 (illustrated).
"MoMA's salute to Alexander Calder," Interiors, February 1970, p. 8 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: 1898–1976, exh. cat., Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, 1998, p. 146, fig. 31 (illustrated).
Pierre Matisse and His Artists, exh. cat., New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library, 2002, p. 174 (illustrated).
H. P. Stern, D. Collens and A. S. C. Rower, Calder: Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, 2003, p. 15, fig. 5 (illustrated).
Calder–Miró, exh. cat., Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, 2004, pp. 43 and 67, figs. 16 and 40 (illustrated).
The Surreal Calder, exh. cat., Houston, The Menil Collection, 2005, p. 133, fig. 54 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: The Modernist, exh. cat., Zürich, Galerie Gmurzynska, 2005, p. 85 (illustrated).
A. Pierre, Calder: Mouvement et Réalité, Paris, 2009, pp. 214 and 217 (illustrated).
Calder 1941, exh. cat., New York, The Pace Gallery, 2011, p. 8, fig. 2 (illustrated).
A. S. C. Rower, ed., Calder by Matter, Paris, 2013, p. 37 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: Multum in Parvo, exh. cat., New York, Dominique Lévy Gallery, 2015, p. 142 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: Retrospective, exh. cat., Moscow, Pushkin Museum, 2015, p. 139 (illustrated).
J. Perl, Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898–1940, New York, 2017, p. 500 (illustrated).
Calder: From the Stony River to the Sky, exh. cat., Somerset, Hauser & Wirth, 2018, p. 16, fig. 7 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start, exh. cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2021, p. 10 (illustrated).
Pierre Matisse: An Art Dealer in New York, exh. cat., Nice, Musée Matisse, 2021, pp. 88 and 152 (illustrated).
M. Pedrosa, “Alexandre Calder, Escultor de Cata-Ventos,” Correio da Manhã, 10 December 1944, p. 1 (illustrated).
"MoMA's salute to Alexander Calder," Interiors, February 1970, p. 8 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: 1898–1976, exh. cat., Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, 1998, p. 146, fig. 31 (illustrated).
Pierre Matisse and His Artists, exh. cat., New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library, 2002, p. 174 (illustrated).
H. P. Stern, D. Collens and A. S. C. Rower, Calder: Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, 2003, p. 15, fig. 5 (illustrated).
Calder–Miró, exh. cat., Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, 2004, pp. 43 and 67, figs. 16 and 40 (illustrated).
The Surreal Calder, exh. cat., Houston, The Menil Collection, 2005, p. 133, fig. 54 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: The Modernist, exh. cat., Zürich, Galerie Gmurzynska, 2005, p. 85 (illustrated).
A. Pierre, Calder: Mouvement et Réalité, Paris, 2009, pp. 214 and 217 (illustrated).
Calder 1941, exh. cat., New York, The Pace Gallery, 2011, p. 8, fig. 2 (illustrated).
A. S. C. Rower, ed., Calder by Matter, Paris, 2013, p. 37 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: Multum in Parvo, exh. cat., New York, Dominique Lévy Gallery, 2015, p. 142 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: Retrospective, exh. cat., Moscow, Pushkin Museum, 2015, p. 139 (illustrated).
J. Perl, Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898–1940, New York, 2017, p. 500 (illustrated).
Calder: From the Stony River to the Sky, exh. cat., Somerset, Hauser & Wirth, 2018, p. 16, fig. 7 (illustrated).
Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start, exh. cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2021, p. 10 (illustrated).
Pierre Matisse: An Art Dealer in New York, exh. cat., Nice, Musée Matisse, 2021, pp. 88 and 152 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, February-March 1937.
Seoul, K Museum of Contemporary Art, Calder on Paper, December 2019-April 2020.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Calder: Great Yellow Sun, January-August 2021, pp. 19, 49 and 92 (illustrated).
Paris, Gagosian Gallery, Calder, October-December 2021, pp. 88-89, 95-97 and 136 (illustrated).
Knokke-Heist, MARIANI MERCIER, Calder and Miró, July-August 2023.
Seoul, K Museum of Contemporary Art, Calder on Paper, December 2019-April 2020.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Calder: Great Yellow Sun, January-August 2021, pp. 19, 49 and 92 (illustrated).
Paris, Gagosian Gallery, Calder, October-December 2021, pp. 88-89, 95-97 and 136 (illustrated).
Knokke-Heist, MARIANI MERCIER, Calder and Miró, July-August 2023.
Further Details
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A08255.
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