Alexander Calder - 16 Circus Drawings (Calder’s Circus)

February 28, 2024

Art, Design & Books

Lot 12

Alexander Calder

American (1898-1976)

16 Circus Drawings (Calder’s Circus) (1964)

Dimensions

folio: 17 1/8 x 13 5/8 inches

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Price Realized: $2,304
Includes buyer's premium

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Description

with 16 lithographs of Calder’s drawings for his famous Circus, each signed in the plate

preface written and signed by Joan Miró

contained in original linen covered folio

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Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman
Condition: overall good condition, with staining and discoloration to linen cover, gentle toning to each sheet

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The Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman

Throughout their seventy-year marriage Rosa and Aaron Esman shared passion for the arts amassed into an exciting collection of Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary art. Rosa owned several art galleries including Tanglewood Gallery and Rosa Esman Gallery, and was a founding partner of Ubu Gallery. She was a pioneer print publisher of limited edition artworks while at Tanglewood Press, Original Editions, and Abrams Original Editions.

Dr. Aaron Esman was a lover of books, classical and jazz performances, and theater. He was deeply fascinated by the human mind as a psychiatrist and its connections to creativity and often wrote on the subject. Together the Esman’s built a rich collection of art influenced by their shared and individual passions full of Modernism, Dada, Russian Constructivism, and American Pop Art.