Lot 3
Lot 3
PROPERTY FROM THE ISRAEL MUSEUM, JERUSALEM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND: SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTHUR AND MADELEINE CHALETTE LEJWA COLLECTION
AFTER A DESIGN BY ALEXANDER CALDER

Araignée

Price Realised USD 5,000
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USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
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AFTER A DESIGN BY ALEXANDER CALDER

Araignée

Price Realised USD 5,000
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AFTER A DESIGN BY ALEXANDER CALDER
Araignée
inscribed and numbered 'CALDER 9/10' (on the reverse)
wool tapestry
58 ⅝ x 80 ¼ in. (149 x 204 cm.)
Conceived in 1972. This work is number nine from an edition of ten.
Provenance
Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, New York
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 1999
Literature
R. Apter-Gabriel, ed., The Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa Collection in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005, p. 243, no. 140 (illustrated).
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Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was an American sculptor best known for his colorful, whimsical abstract public sculptures, mobiles and kinetic sculptures, creating three-dimensional “drawings in space.” While primarily known for his sculpture, Calder diversely practiced painting, printmaking, children’s book illustrations, tapestries and rugs, miniatures and theatre set design.
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