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Alexander Calder — RP Brooch
Alexander Calder

RP Brooch

1944

A 1944 brooch by Alexander Calder constructed from brass and steel wire, demonstrating the pioneering artist's distinctive kinetic approach to jewelry design.

Medium
brass and steel wire

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art

March 5, 2021

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 423

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Alexander Calder, RP Brooch, 1944

A 1944 brooch by Alexander Calder constructed from brass and steel wire, demonstrating the pioneering artist's distinctive kinetic approach to jewelry design.

Medium
brass and steel wire
Year
1944
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Kinetic Art, Steel Wire, Modernism, Alexander Calder, Brooch, Jewelry, 1944, Brass

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery