Lot 1 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Studies for sculpture
Alexander Calder · pen and black ink on paper
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $14,465–$21,698
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art , London (South Kensington) · 20 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 11½ x 15½in. (29.2 x 39.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5883205
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Studies for sculpture. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883205.
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Alexander Calder, Studies for sculpture. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883205.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian and Lucas | Alex Katz | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Eleanor Robertson, Edinburgh 1987 | Thomas Struth | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| VB 02 performance | Vanessa Beecroft | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Sun | Alexander Calder | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Composición | Roberto Matta | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Ohne Titel | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | £8,000–£12,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Orb with Cross 1963 | $25,600 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| Alexander Calder | Barrette | Phillips, Feb 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Crooked Stick and the Straight Stick | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Galactic System | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | jm ring | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Vertical Nautilus | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Cheval II | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Pyramids and Sun | Bonhams, Nov 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.