Alexander Calder American, 1898-1976
Lion Marin Noir, 1970
standing mobile—sheet metal, wire and paint
30.236 x 29.016 x 7.992 in.
76.8 x 73.7 x 20.3 cm
76.8 x 73.7 x 20.3 cm
Copyright The Artist
Provenance
Galerie Blanche, Stockholm, acquired directly from the artist, 1970Bo Boustedt, Sweden, 1970
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 1974, lot 272
Private collection, Connecticut
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 5 May 1994, lot 143
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Christie's, New York, November 2025
The Charles Riva Collection
Exhibitions
Stockholm, Galerie Blanche, Alexander Calder: Mobiler, Stabile-Mobiler, Gouacher 1961-1970, 1970, p. 7, no. 8.London, Gimpel Fils, Master Sculptors of the 20th Century, January-March 1973, pp. 30 and 39, no. 31 (illustrated).