Lot 37
Lot 37
Spherical Triangle Ascending a Mountain

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)

Price Realised USD 62,500
Estimate
USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
Closed: 26 Jul 2016
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Spherical Triangle Ascending a Mountain

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)

Price Realised USD 62,500
Closed: 26 Jul 2016
Price Realised USD 62,500
Closed: 26 Jul 2016
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THE ARTHUR AND ANITA KAHN COLLECTION: A NEW YORK STORY
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)
Spherical Triangle Ascending a Mountain
signed and dated ‘Calder 1931’ (lower right)
ink on paper
22 ⅝ x 30 ¾ in. (57.5 x 78.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1931.

PROVENANCE
Perls Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1968

EXHIBITED
New York, Perls Galleries, Calder / Space: Drawings 1930-1932, October-November 1968, p. 4 (illustrated).
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Élan vital oder Das Auge Der Eros: Kandinsky, Klee, Arp, Miró, Calder, May-August 1994, no. 193, pl. 176 (illustrated).
Humlebaek, Denmark, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Alexander Calder: Retrospective, October 1995-January 1996.
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Alexander Calder (1898-1976), March-May 1996, pp. 38-39 (illustrated).
Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, July-October 1996, p. 60 (illustrated).
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