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Alexander Calder's Equestrian Parade

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 19 December 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Château de Sanilhac - Place du Château - 30700 Uzès - Sanilhac-Sagriès

Bright colors, geometric elements and recurring motifs like horses fill Alexander Calder's joyous gouaches. An ode to life.

Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Chevaux (Horses), c. 1972, gouache on paper, signed,... Alexander Calder's Equestrian Parade

Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Chevaux (Horses), c. 1972, gouache on paper, signed, 75 x 109 cm/29.5 x 42.9 in.
Estimate: €60,000/65,000
© 2021 Calder Foundation, New York / ADAGP, Paris

Horses, like the circus, were one of  Calder 's favorite themes, which the artist began to explore in 1925 while still living in the US. He began his famous Circus peopled with iron figures, which he worked…
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tableaux anciens et modernes, sculptures, bronzes, objets de vitrine, mobilier et objets d'art
Sunday 19 December 2021 - 14:00 (CET)
Château de Sanilhac - Place du Château - 30700 Uzès - Sanilhac-Sagriès
Étude de Provence