Alexander Calder Playing Cards

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Alexander Calder Playing Cards, Limited Edition by Art of Play Each letter, number, and suit (spade, heart, club, and diamond) was carefully clipped from a series of over forty vivid gouache paintings from the 1970s known as the Card Player series. In these works, Calder depicts sharply dressed poker players around a card table, reviewing their hands and placing bets; oversized depictions of the cards in play float within the compositions. Almost 100 unique playing cards are illustrated, with variations on…