Alexander Calder 1898–1976 'MJB' brooch
Caption Brief:
1957
silver, steel wire
4½ w × 4½ l in (11 × 11 cm)
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A09881.
Provenance: Gift from the artist to Mary James Brown, Massachusetts | Wm. Slater Brown, Massachusetts | Thence by descent | Christie's, New York, Post War & Contemporary Art Morning Session, 14 May 2009, Lot 213 | Important Private Texas Collection
Exhibited: The Intimate World of Alexander Calder, February 1989 - March 1990, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris (traveling exhibition)
Condition: Good condition with normal signs of wear and tarnish. Unsigned. Several light scratches near wire brooch finding. Gross weight 37.4 dwts.
Literature: The Intimate World of Alexander Calder, Marchesseau, pg. 306
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Caption Brief:
1957
silver, steel wire
4½ w × 4½ l in (11 × 11 cm)
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A09881.
Provenance: Gift from the artist to Mary James Brown, Massachusetts | Wm. Slater Brown, Massachusetts | Thence by descent | Christie's, New York, Post War & Contemporary Art Morning Session, 14 May 2009, Lot 213 | Important Private Texas Collection
Exhibited: The Intimate World of Alexander Calder, February 1989 - March 1990, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris (traveling exhibition)
Condition: Good condition with normal signs of wear and tarnish. Unsigned. Several light scratches near wire brooch finding. Gross weight 37.4 dwts.
Literature: The Intimate World of Alexander Calder, Marchesseau, pg. 306
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