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SIGNED BY CALDER, AND WITH FIVE ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS

Alexander Calder, first edition signed by CalderCALDER, ALEXANDER.  

Derriere Le Miroir. Calder. Special Number 201

"I paint with shapes..." -Alexander Calder

LIMITED DELUXE FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 80 OF ONLY 150 copies SIGNED BY CALDER. With five original color lithographs by Calder. Text by Maurice Besset; printed on velin de la Dore. NOTE: The limited edition is of vastly superior quality than the corresponding trade issue of Derriere Le Miroir.

Paris: Maeght, 1973.  Folio, original pictorial wrappers; original board chemise and slipcase. A fine copy of this magnificent production. $4500.

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