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| Image | Last Sale Date | Title | Edition No. | Last Sale | Last Sale Auction House | Last Sale Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2023 | Cheval II | 5 | Sotheby's | New York | |||
sculpture
11.4 x 20.3 x 12.1 cm (4.5 x 8 x 4.75 in)
bronze
incised with the artist's monogram and number 5/6 (right hind leg)
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Mrs. Eunice W. and John H. Johnson, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1969)
Christie's New York, 12 November 2019, lot 1M (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Kassel, Alte Galerie, Museum Fidericianum and Orangerie, Documenta III: Malerei und Skulptur , June - October 1964
London, Brook Street Gallery, Vasarely/Calder , July - September 1965, no. 11
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier & Cie, Alexander Calder , June - July 1966, no. 8
Minneapolis, Dayton's Gallery 12, Calder , April - May 1968
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, Calder , April - May 1969, no. 72
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Calder , June - September 1969, no. 66
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Calder , October - November 1969, no. 50
Barcelona, Galeria Maeght, Calder , February - March 1989, no. 42
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Calder Intime , February - May 1989, p. 182, illustrated
Mexico City, El Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporaneo, Calder: obra intima , June - August 1989, p. 182, illustrated
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, The Intimate World of Alexander Calder , August 1990, p. 182, illustrated
London, Crane Gallery, Calder: Oils, Gouaches, Mobiles and Tapestries , March - May 1992, no. 44
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Elan vital oder Das Auge Der Eros: Kandinsky, Klee, Arp, Miro, Calder , May - August 1994, no. 225
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Alexander Calder: Retrospective , October - January 1996, no. 12, p. 15, illustrated
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976) , March - May 1996, no. 7, p. 26, illustrated in color
Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Alexander Calder: 1898-1976 , July - October 1996, no. 10, p. 102, illustrated
Barcelona, Fundacio Joan Miro, Calder , November - February 1997, no. 41, p. 76, illustrated
London, Adam Gallery, Alexander Calder Works on Paper , February 2006, no. 7, p. 15, illustrated in color
New York, L&M Arts, Calder: The Complete Bronzes , October - December 2012, no. 9, pp. 31 and 117 (text), illustrated in color
Geneva, Bailly Gallery, American Dream , November 2020
Jean Lipman & Nancy Foote, eds., Calder's Circus , New York 1972, p. 100, illustrated
Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, ed., Homage to Alexander Calder, Paris 1972, p. 31, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Three Centuries of American Art: Masterpieces from the Fayez S. Sarofim Collection , 2020, p. 216, illustrated in color
Alexander Calder
1898 - 1976
Cheval II
incised with the artist's monogram and number 5/6 (right hind leg)
bronze
4 ½ by 8 by 4 ¾ in.
11.4 by 20.3 by 12.1 cm.
Conceived in 1930; this example was executed in 1966 as number 5 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof.
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A00861.5 .
