Alexander Calder- Black Stalagtites

Medium:
Gouache and ink on heavy wove paper

Year:
1975, Dated in ink, lower right

Signature:
Signed in ink, lower right

Dimensions:
Paper size: 76.5 x 56.5 cm (30 inches by 22 ½ inches)
Frame size: 84.5 x 64.5 cm (33,2 inches by 25,3 inches)

Registration:
This work is registered in the archives the Calder Foundation, new
York, under application number A 07231

Provenance:
• Alexander Calder to Perls Galleries, New York
Perls Galleries was the primary representative of
AlexanderCalder
• 1976 acquired from Perls Galleries by Braniff Inc., Dallas
• 1991 Braniff Inc. brought it to auction on November 12, 1991
at Christie’s (lot #74).
• 1991 acquired from Christie’s by I. Brewster Gallery,
Philadelphia
• 1992 acquired from I. Brewster Gallery by a private collector,
Southern Germany
• 1992-2024 for 32 years part of a private collection, Southern
Germany

Frame:
Framed, free floating, to museum standards with 99% uv-resistant
museum glass

Artnet Publication:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/van-der-vorst-art-presents-a-rare-work-by-alexander-calder-after-more-than-30-years-in-a-private-collection-2528444