Cascade Series 'Mouchoir'
Anthony Caro’s Mouchoir cascades over the edge of its supporting table and twists down to the gallery floor. The rusted and waxed steel has a fabric-like feel which may explain Caro’s chosen title, since "mouchoir" means handkerchief in French.
1990
Steel (rusted and waxed)
139.5 x 139.5cm
© Royal Academy of Arts, London; Photo: Paul Highnam/Courtesy of Barford Sculptures Limited
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Deacon on sculpture placement
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Deacon on the installation
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Deacon on Caro
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