Nov 16, 2023 - Sale 2653

Sale 2653 - Lot 87

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
ALEXANDER CALDER
McGovern for McGovernment.

Color lithograph on white wove paper, 1972. 880x610 mm; 34 3/4x24 inches (sheet), full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 200. Signed in pencil, lower right. Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York, with the blind stamp lower right. Published by George J. Goodstadt, Inc., Connecticut, and the Committee to Re-elect George McGovern, Washington, D.C. A very good impression with vibrant colors.

This lithograph was created by Calder (1898-1976) to support the 1972 Presidential campaign of South Dakota Senator George McGovern against the incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon.

With—Three color lithographs, each an unsigned proof impression. The Red Pyramid * Flower and Circles * Spiral and Ellipses. Each circa 1970. Each printed and published by Bank Street Atelier, New York. Very good impressions with strong colors.