Lot Essay
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A09811.
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Knobs and Curlicues
Details
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Knobs and Curlicues
incised with monogram and date ' 63' (on the side)
stabile--sheet metal painted black
Height: 72 in. (182.9 cm.)
Width: 46 in. (116.8 cm.)
Depth: 35 in. (88.9 cm.)
Executed in 1963
Knobs and Curlicues
incised with monogram and date ' 63' (on the side)
stabile--sheet metal painted black
Height: 72 in. (182.9 cm.)
Width: 46 in. (116.8 cm.)
Depth: 35 in. (88.9 cm.)
Executed in 1963
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York.
Rita and Taft Schreiber, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, 1966). Perls Galleries, New York, 1969.
Mayor Gallery, London, 1973.
Nathan Smooke, Los Angeles (acquired from the above, 1973).
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 1978, lot 82.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Rita and Taft Schreiber, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, 1966). Perls Galleries, New York, 1969.
Mayor Gallery, London, 1973.
Nathan Smooke, Los Angeles (acquired from the above, 1973).
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 1978, lot 82.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
H.H. Arnason, Calder, New York, 1966, p. 116 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective, November 1964-January 1965, no. 218, p. 67 (illustrated).