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THBAlexander Calder Ink Painting, Landscape w/ Pyramids & Moon, 1953
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Alexander Calder (French/American, 1898-1976) black ink on Johannot wove paper, Surrealist landscape painting depicting pyramids and circles illuminated by a crescent moon. Signed "Calder" and dated "53" lower right. With Johannot et Cie Annonay watermark along left and right edges. Housed under glass in a distressed ebonized and gilt wood frame with cream fabric fillet. Sheet: 29 1/4" H x 42 3/4" W. Frame: 33" H x 46" W. Note: This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A13222. A file of the late owner's documentation regarding the painting is available to the winning bidder.
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PROVENANCE: The Estate of Sarah Gaunt (former studio assistant to Willem de Kooning); Sovereign American Arts Corporation, New York; Collection of Stuart C. Davidson, Washington D.C.; Collection of George Weisz, London; Sotheby & Co., London, Impressionist & Modern Paintings, Drawings Sale, Lot 125, April 6, 1966; Collection of Nicholas Guppy, London (acquired directly from the artist).
Condition
Sheet has been laid to Masonite board. A tear to the bottom right corner, in signature, has been repaired and "R" has been partially repainted. Three repaired tears to lower center of sheet, largest 5/8" L. Very faint 5" L and 3" L accretions to center left, between edge of sheet and pyramids. Two pinpoint indentations directly below moon. Note: A copy of a 1992 conservator's condition report/treatment proposal from Christine Smith, Conservation of Art on Paper, Alexandria VA, is available on request.
- Provenance
The Estate of Sarah Gaunt (former studio assistant to Willem de Kooning); Sovereign American Arts Corporation, New York; Collection of Stuart C. Davidson, Washington D.C.; Collection of George Weisz, London; Sotheby & Co., London, Impressionist & Modern Paintings, Drawings Sale, Lot 125, April 6, 1966; Collection of Nicholas Guppy, London (acquired directly from the artist).
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