And like all stories, this one also has an end. And the end is this model.

When Calder was 78 years old, a museum in the Netherlands, which had many outdoor sculptures, asked Calder to create a sculpture for them. Calder was very excited about the project, and he and his wife, Louisa, got on a plane and went to the Netherlands.

They visited the museum, and Calder decided on a concept. Then, they returned to their home at Saché, and Calder created the model for the sculpture. Calder died soon after sending the maquette to the museum director, who received the sad news from Calder’s wife when he called to tell him that the project had been approved.

This model remains in the museum as a record of one of Calder’s last unrealized dreams.

Never stop dreaming, because dreams are where all the stories of our lives are born.

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