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Violon
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) · 1960
$3,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,765≈ €3,277
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 15/75
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 15/75 in pencil · Alexander Calder signature
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- S. 21 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (55.2 x 74.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection (NY030117)
- Date
- April 18, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 183
- Estimate
- $1,800 – $2,500 (≈ £1,422 – £1,975) (≈ €1,685 – €2,340)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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