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Calder with jewelry hanging on the wall, 7 Villa Brune studio (1930)

Calder with jewelry hanging on the wall, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930Photograph by Thérèse Bonney © Estate of Thérèse Bonney / Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley

Calder with jewelry hanging on the wall, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930

Photograph by Thérèse Bonney

Calder with Old Bull and an oil painting, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930Photograph by Thérèse Bonney © Estate of Thérèse Bonney / Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley

Calder with Old Bull and an oil painting, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930

Photograph by Thérèse Bonney

Féminité, c. 1930Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Féminité, c. 1930

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Object with Red Discs, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Object with Red Discs, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Monsieur Loyal and Fanni, the Belly Dancer act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Monsieur Loyal and Fanni, the Belly Dancer act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Monsieur Loyal and the Lion Tamer and Elephant acts from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Monsieur Loyal and the Lion Tamer and Elephant acts from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Portrait of Calder, c. 1931Photograph by Man Ray © Man Ray

Portrait of Calder, c. 1931

Photograph by Man Ray

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Monsieur Loyal and Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Monsieur Loyal and Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Calder's 1930 oil paintings, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Calder’s 1930 oil paintings, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Untitled, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Untitled, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Spear Thrower act and Cowboy act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Spear Thrower act and Cowboy act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Object with Red Ball, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Object with Red Ball, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Sphérique IIII, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Sphérique IIII, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Arc I, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Arc I, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Musique de Varèse, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Musique de Varèse, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Lioness (1929), c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Lioness (1929), c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder and Louisa Calder leaving for France on the American Farmer a few days after their wedding, January 1931

Untitled, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Untitled, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Densité I, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Densité I, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Massimo Campigli and Edgar Varèse (1931)

Massimo Campigli (c. 1930) and Edgar Varèse (c. 1930), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Massimo Campigli (c. 1930) and Edgar Varèse (c. 1930), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Croisière, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Croisière, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Gémissement Oblique, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Gémissement Oblique, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder playing the harmonica in the rue de la Colonie garden, Paris, c. 1931

Calder in his studio at 14 rue de la Colonie (1931)

Calder in his studio at 14 rue de la Colonie, Paris, fall 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Calder in his studio at 14 rue de la Colonie, Paris, fall 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder and Louisa Calder with their wedding party, 1931

Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits (1931)

Exterior photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Exterior photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Installation photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Installation photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder jewelry, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Calder jewelry, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder jewelry, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Calder jewelry, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Untitled, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Untitled, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Cadre rouge, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Cadre rouge, 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Double Arc and Sphere, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Double Arc and Sphere, 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder jewelry, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Calder jewelry, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Dancing Torpedo Shape, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Dancing Torpedo Shape, 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder and Louisa Calder with their dog (1932)

Calder and Louisa Calder with their dog, Feathers, 14 rue de la Colonie garden, Paris, c. 1932

Jean Hélion's studio, Impasse Nansouty, Paris, 1933. Clockwise from top left: Jean Hélion, Anatole Jakovski, Louisa Calder, William Einstein, and Calder.Photograph by Jean Blair-Hélion © ADAGP, Paris

Jean Hélion’s studio, Impasse Nansouty, Paris, 1933. Clockwise from top left: Jean Hélion, Anatole Jakovski, Louisa Calder, William Einstein, and Calder.

Photograph by Jean Blair-Hélion

Machine motorisée set in motion, 1933Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Machine motorisée set in motion, 1933

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Cône d'ébène, 1933Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Cône d’ébène, 1933

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder’s studio at 14 rue de la Colonie (1933)

14 rue de la Colonie studio, Paris, 1933. From top: View of Untitled (1932), A Merry Can Ballet, and a gong.Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

14 rue de la Colonie studio, Paris, 1933. From top: View of Untitled (1932), A Merry Can Ballet, and a gong.

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Untitled, 1933Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Untitled, 1933

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder and Louisa Calder in front of the Museo del Prado (1933)

Calder and Louisa Calder in front of the Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1 February 1933

Calder renovating his Roxbury home (1933)

Calder renovating his Roxbury home, September 1933

Roxbury icehouse studio, 1934

Calder, Roxbury, c. 1934

Calder with Steel Fish, Roxbury, 1934Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York

Calder with Steel Fish, Roxbury, 1934

Photograph by James Thrall Soby

Objects Oscillating Within a Cube (1934)

Calder at work on Objects Oscillating Within a Cube (maquette) for Harrison Kerr, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1934

Cadre rouge, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Cadre rouge, 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder with Money Bags, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1934

Fernand Léger with Fernand Léger (1930), 1934Photograph by Walter Limot © AKG Images / Walter Limot

Fernand Léger with Fernand Léger (1930), 1934

Photograph by Walter Limot

Calder with Black Frame, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1934

Installation photograph, Mobiles by Alexander Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1934Photograph by DeWitt Ward

Calder and Louisa Calder with daughter Sandra (1935)

Calder and Louisa Calder with daughter Sandra, Roxbury, fall 1935

Interior of Calder’s apartment on 244 East Eighty-sixth Street (1935)

Interior of Calder's apartment on 244 East Eighty-sixth Street, New York, c. 1935; on the mantelpiece is 6 Woods (1935).

Interior of Calder’s apartment on 244 East Eighty-sixth Street, New York, c. 1935; on the mantelpiece is 6 Woods (1935).

Calder with Black Frame (1934), Mobiles by Alexander Calder, The Renaissance Society of The University of Chicago, 1935

Calder, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1936Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York

Calder, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1936

Photograph by James Thrall Soby

Calder, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1936Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York

Calder, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1936

Photograph by James Thrall Soby

Well Sweep at James Thrall Soby's home in Farmington, Connecticut, 1936Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York

Well Sweep at James Thrall Soby’s home in Farmington, Connecticut, 1936

Photograph by James Thrall Soby

Calder with Untitled, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1936Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York

Calder with Untitled, Roxbury icehouse studio, 1936

Photograph by James Thrall Soby

Calder wearing a headdress in James Thrall Soby's living room, Farmington, Connecticut, 1936Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York

Calder wearing a headdress in James Thrall Soby’s living room, Farmington, Connecticut, 1936

Photograph by James Thrall Soby

Paper costumes for A Nightmare Side Show, one of thirteen group processions performed during Paper Ball: Le Cirque des Chiffonniers, First Hartford Festival, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 15 February 1936

Objet Volant (1935) hanging at the entrance to the Museum of Modern Art’s 1936 exhibition Cubism and Abstract Art, for which Calder was commissioned to make the sculpture

Installation photograph, Abstract and Concrete: An Exhibition of Abstract Painting and Sculpture Today, The Lefevre Gallery, London (1936)

Installation photograph, Abstract and Concrete: An Exhibition of Abstract Painting and Sculpture Today, The Lefevre Gallery, London, April 1936