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1. Joan
Miró, Shooting Star, 1938, oil on canvas, National
Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Joseph H.
Hazen 1970.36.1
2. Piet Mondrian, Tableau No. IV, Lozenge
Composition with
Red, Gray, Blue, Yellow, and Black, c.
1924/1925, oil on
canvas on hardboard, National Gallery of Art, Washington,
Gift of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild 1971.51.1
3. Jean Arp, Mirr, 1936, marble, National Gallery of
Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton
Tremaine 1977.75.6
4. Fernand Léger, Two Women, 1922, oil
on canvas,
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Partial Gift
of Richard
S. Zeisler 1991.37.1
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Friendships
Early in
his career,
Calder’s involvement with the Abstraction-Création group in
Paris brought him in contact with a number of artists, including Joan
Miró, Piet Mondrian, Jean Arp, and Fernand
Léger. Some were
acquaintances, while others were close friends.
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