Description:
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Circus. Signed "Calder" in pencil (within the image) l.r., inscribed "E.A." in pencil (within the image) l.l. Color lithograph on paper, image/sheet size 26 1/8 x 38 1/8 in. (66.3 x 96.7 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Deckled edges, toning, staining u.c., rub to image l.r.
Provenance: Purchased from the Brewster Gallery, New York, 1977.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Stain to upper center measuring 1/4 inch diameter, with a second pinpoint stain just above. L-shaped abrasion measuring 1 x 1 inch located within the red oval at lower right, with two smaller scratches above and to the right. An abrasion measuring 1 inch to l.r. corner. A small stain, possibly a smear of ink, above the hand of the trapeze artist u.r. Faint suggestion of an oval shadow or stain to upper right quadrant behind the trapeze artist, the shape mimicking the red oval at lower right.
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