Black Chair, Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder
1898 - 1976
Black Chair

signed and dated 69
gouache and ink on paper
Sheet: 21½ by 29½ in. (54.6 by 75 cm.)
Framed: 32 by 40 in. (81.2 by 101.6 cm.)

This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application number A06328.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged at the corners of the reverse to the backing board. There is very faint discoloration to the exposed area of the sheet, consistent with the age of the work. There is a small area of discoloration in the upper right corner of the sheet, following the outline of the hinging. Framed under glass.

Provenance:
Perls Galleries, New York

Private Collection, New York

Schlesinger Gallery, New York

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Inc., Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 1989)

Woodward Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 2005)

Samuel Vanhoegaerden Gallery, Knokke (acquired from the above in 2005)

Private Collection, Belgium (acquired from the above in 2005)

Samuel Vanhoegaerden Gallery, Knokke (acquired from the above in 2007)

Galerie De Vuyst, Lokeren, 8 December 2007, Lot 454 (consigned by the above)

Private Collection, Monaco (acquired from the above sale)

Acquired from the above by the present owner in June 2014