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	© Alexander Calder Estate / ADAGP (Paris) / SODRAC (Montreal)

Alexander Calder
Jacaranda 1949

wire and sheet metal with oil paint
335 x 444.5 cm approx.
Purchased 1977
National Gallery of Canada (no. 18812)

Alexander Calder's invention of the mobile liberated sculpture from a static base, setting it in motion. These abstract forms are inspired by the jacaranda tree, which the artist saw during a visit to Brazil. Hints of the long, graceful branches and leaves can be seen in the carefully balanced wires and floating forms.

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