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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 23, 2024 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Discoveries | 711 | $****** - ****** | Very Good | The Empty Head |
Works on Paper
74.9 x 109.9 cm (29.5 x 43.25 in)
gouache and ink on paper
signed and dated 69 (lower right); titled (on the verso)
Perls Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Honolulu
David and Ellen Wood, Honolulu (acquired from the above circa 1985)
The Ricewood Family Trust, Camarillo (acquired by descent from the above circa 1998)
Heritage Auction Dallas, 19 May 2022, lot 77027 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Alexander Calder
1898 - 1976
The Empty Head
signed and dated 69 (lower right); titled (on the verso)
gouache and ink on paper
29½ by 43¼ in.
74.9 by 109.9 cm.
Executed in 1969.
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A27099.
