Lot 2 · Editions Modern: Online Auction
Composition with Butterflies, from La Mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory)
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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Editions Modern: Online Auction, New York · 5 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-225096
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Composition with Butterflies, from La Mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory). Phillips, 5 Jun 2020, lot 2. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-225096.
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Alexander Calder, Composition with Butterflies, from La Mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory). Phillips, 5 Jun 2020, lot 2. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-225096.
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