Fine Paintings & Sculpture
Description:
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Young Rain
Signed and dated "Calder 64" l.r., numbered and titled "288/..." in pencil at u.l. corner on the reverse.
Gouache and ink on paper, 42 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (107.3 x 75.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Rippling and minor soiling to the edges of the sheet, small nick to u.l. edge, minor handling crimps visible on the reverse, reverse with multiple old hinge remnants to the edges of the sheet.
Provenance: From the artist to Nicholas Guppy, London; to Horizon Gallery, Newton Center, Massachusetts; to Donald Ottenstein, Belmont, Massachusetts; acquired from the above by the current owner in 1995.
N.B. This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A14214.
Estimate $50,000-70,000
Also numbered "110C" and "437 748..." in pencil along the bottom edge on the reverse.
Framed dimensions are 48 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
No additional condition issues to report.
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Donald Ottenstein, London, BelmontRobin S.R. Starr
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