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Alexander Calder (sculptor)
American, 1898 - 1976
Cascading Flowers, 1949
painted metal, painted wire, and wire
overall: 221 x 243.8 cm (87 x 96 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls
1996.120.5

Inscription

on lowest vertically-oriented red element in monogram: CA; sequentially on each vertically-oriented element, starting with the next-to-lowest red element, a number on each element: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12

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