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Sumac by Alexander Calder

Sumac, 1961

Hanging mobile--painted sheet metal and wire
126.4 x 238.8 cm (49.76 x 94.02 in)
Sculpture
Unique artwork
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Momentum 12M
9.8%
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Last recorded sale at Christie's, New York (08 Nov 2011)
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Past Sales
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Nov 8, 2011
Christie'sNew YorkPost-War Contemporary Evening Sale30
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Sumac
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Artwork Description
Category

sculpture

Dimensions

126.4 x 238.8 cm (49.76 x 94.02 in)

Materials

hanging mobile--painted sheet metal and wire

Signature

signed with initials and dated 'CA 61' (on the largest element)

Provenance

Perls Galleries, New York. Kreeger Collection, Washington D.C.

Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Exhibited

Musée de Rennes, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Gouaches, Tapisseries, December 1962-January 1963, p.18, no.13 (illustrated). New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition, November 1964-January 1965, p. 60, no. 167 (illustrated). Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Calder, July-October 1965, p. 40, no. 198 (illustrated).

Literature

"Alexander Calder: Master of Modern Art," Literary Calvacade. A.Calder and J.Davidson, Calder, An Autobiography with Pictures New York, 1966, p.192 (illustrated). A. Calder and J. Davidson, Calder, An Autobiography with Pictures, New York, 1966, p. 192 (illustrated). H.H. Arnason and P.E. Guerrero, Calder, New York, 1966, p. 77 (illustrated). "Calder in Review," Technology Review, April 1966, p. 49 (illustrated). H.H. Arnason and U. Mulas, Calder, New York, 1971, pl. 47 (illustrated). Ugo Mulas/Alexander Calder, Milan, 2008, pp. 46 and 47 (illustrated).