Midsummer's Dream
Lot 360:
Description
Alexander Calder vintage Rare "La Mer" 1947 screen print on silk,
Vintage Alexander Calder Screen Print on Silk scarf , "La Mer" 1947 Calder signature on lower right, Ascher signature on lower left.
Fabric designer Zika Ascher’s relationship with Calder began in 1946, when he wrote to him asking if he would paint a design for the so-called Ascher Artist Squares Collection. During their tour of America in November 1947, Ascher visited the Calders at their home in Roxbury, Connecticut. The design Calder created, La Mer, was originally painted and printed in black on white. Calder wrote urging Ascher to experiment with printing it in red and yellow. This is the rare Yellow. This piece in the black and white and other colors have sold fro over $4000 at Christies.
34" x 34"
Condition: very good condition
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