Alexander Calder Hommage a San Lazzaro 1975 Color Lithograph, Hand-Signed in Pencil, E.A., Framed

Hand-signed in pencil "Calder" lower right and "E.A." lower left (artist's proof annotation).

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Artist/Composition: Alexander Calder (1898-1976), the composition published as "Hommage a San Lazzaro" (also called "Pyramids and Circles"), 1975

• Signature: Hand-signed in graphite pencil "Calder" lower right, "E.A." lower left, no edition fraction. The pencil is hand-applied, not printed. No certificate of authenticity is offered.

• Material: Color lithograph on heavy mould-made wove paper with deckle edges; float-mounted on a black linen mat, glazed, in a silver aluminium section frame

• Dimensions: Framed approx 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 in; sheet approx 14 x 20 in; printed image approx 9 x 10 1/2 in (measured through the glass, treat as +/- 1 in)

• Color/Finish: Orange and ochre ground with red-orange, blue, green, black and white on a cream sheet; silver frame

• Condition: Good, examined through the glass and not removed from the frame. Sheet bright and clean, with three or four faint tan specks under 1 mm in the lower margin. No tears, creases, cockling or mat burn visible. Light surface scratches and handling marks on the frame rails.

• Era/Period: Composition 1975

Two large pyramids and a row of small red and blue pyramids on a horizon line, a large red-orange disc, colored ellipses, a black-and-white spiral and a dark green disc, under a black crayon cloud. The composition matches Calder's 1975 homage to the publisher Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, issued in the album "San Lazzaro et ses amis". This sheet differs from the numbered album edition: it has no printed dedication in the lower ellipse, the ground prints a deeper ochre, and it sits on a larger, untrimmed sheet with all four deckle edges showing. The black crayon cloud shows the broken, grain-following texture of lithographic crayon. One of three matching sheets framed at the same time in identical silver frames.