Jean de la Fontaine Selected Fables Illustrated by Alexander Calder, 1957 handmade as if wanting to hug

as if wanting to hug

For its age

Not a masterpiece but pretty charming

plus several screw holes on the left and right sides

I love how the spool to her left appears to be falling from the sky

Jean de la Fontaine Selected Fables Illustrated by Alexander Calder, 1957 handmade as if wanting to hugI was just saw a beautiful Alexander Calder show at Moma and have had Calder on the brain, so was delighted to find this one this weekend, which I think is pure joy. Jean de La Fontaine (1621 95) collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse, publishing these in several volumes from 1668 to 1694, which became classics of French literature. For this book published by George Brazilier,