Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Shoe with Split Heel, 1946 Unsigned. Painted [red, blue, black] sheet metal, 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (11.4 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm). Condition: Good. Provenance: Gerald Cramer, Geneva, Switzerland; ...; Obelisk Gallery, Boston; then to a private New England collection, January 17, 1967. Literature: Gérald Kramer, Oeuvres Originales de Peintres 1867-1950, Geneva, May 1950, (b/w illus. within a group, p. 45). Exhibitions: Kunsthalle, Berne, Switzerland, Calder, Leger, Bodmer, Leuppi, May 4-26, 1947 (cat. no. 8); Stedelijk Museum, Alexander Calder/ Fernand Leger, July 19, 1947 to August 24, 1947 (cat. no. 8). N.B. A copy of the Obelisk Gallery sales invoice and an Obelisk Gallery photo-certificate signed on the reverse by Alexander Calder accompany the lot. This work is registered with the Calder Foundation, Application No. A18642.
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Shoe with Split Heel, 1946 Unsigned. Painted [red, blue, black] sheet metal, 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (11.4 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm). Condition: Good. Provenance: Gerald Cramer, Geneva, Switzerland; ...; Obelisk Gallery, Boston; then to a private New England collection, January 17, 1967. Literature: Gérald Kramer, Oeuvres Originales de Peintres 1867-1950, Geneva, May 1950, (b/w illus. within a group, p. 45). Exhibitions: Kunsthalle, Berne, Switzerland, Calder, Leger, Bodmer, Leuppi, May 4-26, 1947 (cat. no. 8); Stedelijk Museum, Alexander Calder/ Fernand Leger, July 19, 1947 to August 24, 1947 (cat. no. 8). N.B. A copy of the Obelisk Gallery sales invoice and an Obelisk Gallery photo-certificate signed on the reverse by Alexander Calder accompany the lot. This work is registered with the Calder Foundation, Application No. A18642.
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