A Gouache of High Pedigree by Calder

This large gouache, not seen publicly since the 1970s, by Alexander Calder is among the first lots exhibited as part of an afternoon mostly devoted to 20th century decorative arts. Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Untitled, gouache, 1970, 75 x 110 cm/29.5 x 43.3 in.Estimate: €60,000/80,000© 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / ADAGP, Paris In addition to its impressive dimensions (75 x 110 cm/29.5 x43.3 in) and the use of the American painter’s emblematic colors, this composition boasts remarkable provenance: the family of its first owners, Jacqueline and Pierre Hallé—Alexander Calder’s accountant and tax advisor in the 1960s and 1970s—, to whom he dedicated it.Born near