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A Fox and a Carv'd Head

1931

Alexander Calder

Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

Alexander Calder

Medium

pen and black ink on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 24.8 x 18.3 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1996.31.1.a

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Fables of Aesop according to Sir Roger L'Estrange

Alexander Calder, Sir Roger L'Estrange

1931

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ursus Rare Books Ltd., New York); purchased by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Ursus Books and Prints, Ltd.

Inscriptions

upper left in pen and black ink: Calder

Wikidata ID

Q64534128

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