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Life period
1930–1936
Type
Historical Photos 114
See highlights from 1930–1936 on the timeline Shift to Abstraction
![Calder with jewelry hanging on the wall, 7 Villa Brune studio (1930)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-with-jewelry-hanging-on-the-wall-in-his-studio-at-7-villa-brune-1930/calder-with-jewelry-hanging-on-the-wall-in-his-studio-at-7-villa-brune-1930-450x335.jpg)
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 (1930)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/old-bull-1930/old-bull-1930-335x450.jpg)
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 (1930)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/feminite-1930/feminite-1930-331x450.jpg)
Féminité, c. 1930Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Féminité, c. 1930
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Sheppard Vogelgesang (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/sheppard-vogelgesang-1928/sheppard-vogelgesang-1928-336x450.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/object-with-red-discs-1931-2/object-with-red-discs-1931-2-325x450.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/monsieur-loyal-1931-3/monsieur-loyal-1931-3-316x450.jpg)
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
![Portrait of Calder (c. 1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/portrait-of-calder-1930/portrait-of-calder-1930-351x450.jpg)
Portrait of Calder, c. 1931Photograph by Man Ray © Man Ray
Portrait of Calder, c. 1931
Photograph by Man Ray
![Cirque Calder (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/cirque-calder-1931-2/cirque-calder-1931-2-450x338.jpg)
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
![Two Acrobats (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/two-acrobats-1931-2/two-acrobats-1931-2-450x312.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/two-acrobats-1931/two-acrobats-1931-450x312.jpg)
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
![Cirque Calder (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/cirque-calder-1931/cirque-calder-1931-450x349.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/monsieur-loyal-1931/monsieur-loyal-1931-450x347.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calders-1930-oil-paintings-1931/calders-1930-oil-paintings-1931-450x283.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/femme-couchee-dans-la-foret-1931-2/femme-couchee-dans-la-foret-1931-2-450x283.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/femme-couchee-dans-la-foret-1931/femme-couchee-dans-la-foret-1931-450x284.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1931-1931-2/untitled-1931-1931-2-357x450.jpg)
Untitled, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Untitled, 1931
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Monsieur Loyal (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/monsieur-loyal-1931-2/monsieur-loyal-1931-2-304x450.jpg)
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
![Object with Red Ball (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/object-with-red-ball-1931/object-with-red-ball-1931-297x450.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/spherique-iiii-1931/spherique-iiii-1931-304x450.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/arc-i-1931/arc-i-1931-340x450.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/musique-de-varese-1931/musique-de-varese-1931-339x450.jpg)
Musique de Varèse, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Musique de Varèse, 1931
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Lioness (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/lioness-1931/lioness-1931-450x327.jpg)
Lioness (1929), c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Lioness (1929), c. 1931
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Untitled (c. 1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-c-1931-1931/untitled-c-1931-1931-450x365.jpg)
Untitled, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Untitled, c. 1931
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Densité I (c. 1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/densite-i-1931/densite-i-1931-306x450.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Sheppard-Vogelgesang-1931-450x340.jpg)
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)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Massimo-Campigli-Edgar-Varese-1931-339x450.jpg)
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 (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Croisiere-1931-352x450.jpg)
Croisière, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Croisière, 1931
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Gémissement Oblique (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gemissement-Oblique-1931-306x450.jpg)
Gémissement Oblique, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Gémissement Oblique, 1931
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Calder in his studio at 14 rue de la Colonie (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-studio-at-14-rue-de-la-colonie-1931/calder-in-his-studio-at-14-rue-de-la-colonie-1931-450x335.jpg)
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
![Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/alexandre-calder-volumes-vecteurs-densites-dessins-portraits-1931-2/alexandre-calder-volumes-vecteurs-densites-dessins-portraits-1931-2-450x322.jpg)
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
![Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits (1931)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/alexandre-calder-volumes-vecteurs-densites-dessins-portraits-1931-3/alexandre-calder-volumes-vecteurs-densites-dessins-portraits-1931-3-450x327.jpg)
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
![Untitled (c. 1932)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-c-1932-1932/untitled-c-1932-1932-325x450.jpg)
Untitled, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Untitled, c. 1932
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Calder jewelry (1932)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-jewelry-1932-3/calder-jewelry-1932-3-450x334.jpg)
Calder jewelry, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Calder jewelry, c. 1932
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Double Arc and Sphere (1932)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/double-arc-and-sphere-1932/double-arc-and-sphere-1932-304x450.jpg)
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 (1932)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-jewelry-1932-2/calder-jewelry-1932-2-450x354.jpg)
Calder jewelry, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Calder jewelry, c. 1932
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Cadre rouge (1932)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/cadre-rouge-1932/cadre-rouge-1932-450x341.jpg)
Cadre rouge, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Cadre rouge, 1932
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Dancing Torpedo Shape (1932)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/dancing-torpedo-shape-1932/dancing-torpedo-shape-1932-351x450.jpg)
Dancing Torpedo Shape, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Dancing Torpedo Shape, 1932
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Calder jewelry (1932)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-jewelry-1932/calder-jewelry-1932-450x348.jpg)
Calder jewelry, c. 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Calder jewelry, c. 1932
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Calder’s studio at 14 rue de la Colonie (1933)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/from-top-1933-2/from-top-1933-2-328x450.jpg)
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
![Cône d’ébène (1933)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/cone-debene-1933/cone-debene-1933-328x450.jpg)
Cône d'ébène, 1933Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Cône d’ébène, 1933
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Machine motorisée (1933)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/machine-motorisee-1933/machine-motorisee-1933-327x450.jpg)
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
![Clockwise from top left (1933)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/clockwise-from-top-left-1933/clockwise-from-top-left-1933-300x450.jpg)
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
![Untitled (1933)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-1933-380x450.jpg)
Untitled, 1933Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Untitled, 1933
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Cadre rouge (1934)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/cadre-rouge-1934/cadre-rouge-1934-450x337.jpg)
Cadre rouge, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection
Cadre rouge, 1932
Photograph by Marc Vaux
![Steel Fish (1934)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/steel-fish-1934/steel-fish-1934-385x450.jpg)
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
![Fernand Léger (1934)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/fernand-leger-1934/fernand-leger-1934-450x336.jpg)
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
![Mobiles by Alexander Calder, (1934)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/mobiles-by-alexander-calder-1934/mobiles-by-alexander-calder-1934-360x450.jpg)
Installation photograph, Mobiles by Alexander Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1934Photograph by DeWitt Ward
Installation photograph, Mobiles by Alexander Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1934Photograph by DeWitt Ward
![Calder, Roxbury icehouse studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-roxbury-icehouse-studio-1936/calder-in-his-roxbury-icehouse-studio-1936-386x450.jpg)
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 (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-roxbury-icehouse-studio-1936-2/calder-in-his-roxbury-icehouse-studio-1936-2-404x450.jpg)
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 (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/well-sweep-1936/well-sweep-1936-353x450.jpg)
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 (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-with-untitled-1936-in-his-roxbury-icehouse-studio-1936-2/calder-with-untitled-1936-in-his-roxbury-icehouse-studio-1936-2-384x450.jpg)
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 (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos//Calder-wearing-a-headdress-Farmington-Connecticut-1936-435x450.jpg)
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
![Calder in his New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-370x450.jpg)
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder in his New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-2/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-2-424x450.jpg)
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder in his New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-3/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-3-446x450.jpg)
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder in his New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-5/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-5-428x450.jpg)
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder in his New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-7/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-7-426x450.jpg)
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder in his New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-8/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-8-422x450.jpg)
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder in his New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-4/calder-in-his-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-4-338x450.jpg)
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder working on Swizzle Sticks (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/swizzle-sticks-1936/swizzle-sticks-1936-367x450.jpg)
Calder working on Swizzle Sticks, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder working on Swizzle Sticks, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder and Pierre Matisse (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-and-pierre-matisse-in-calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936/calder-and-pierre-matisse-in-calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-345x450.jpg)
Calder and Pierre Matisse, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and Pierre Matisse, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Tightrope (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/tightrope-1936-2/tightrope-1936-2-345x450.jpg)
Pierre Matisse and Calder with Tightrope, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Pierre Matisse and Calder with Tightrope, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Pierre Matisse and Calder (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/tightrope-1936/tightrope-1936-450x356.jpg)
Pierre Matisse and Calder with Tightrope, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Pierre Matisse and Calder with Tightrope, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Frame for Snake and the Cross in an earlier configuration (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/snake-and-the-cross-1936/snake-and-the-cross-1936-408x450.jpg)
Frame for Snake and the Cross in an earlier configuration, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Frame for Snake and the Cross in an earlier configuration, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with the frame for Snake and the Cross (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/snake-and-the-cross-1936-2/snake-and-the-cross-1936-2-425x450.jpg)
Calder with the frame for Snake and the Cross, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with the frame for Snake and the Cross, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Swizzle Sticks (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/swizzle-sticks-1936-2/swizzle-sticks-1936-2-429x450.jpg)
Swizzle Sticks, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Swizzle Sticks, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Wall panel sculpture and standing mobile (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-and-untitled-1936-in-calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936/untitled-1936-and-untitled-1936-in-calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-417x450.jpg)
Wall panel sculpture and standing mobile, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Wall panel sculpture and standing mobile, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Little Yellow Panel (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/little-yellow-panel-1936/little-yellow-panel-1936-426x450.jpg)
Little Yellow Panel, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Little Yellow Panel, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Devil Fish (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/devil-fish-1936/devil-fish-1936-430x450.jpg)
Devil Fish (1937, before completion), Tightrope, and Elephant, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Devil Fish (1937, before completion), Tightrope, and Elephant, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with White Panel (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/white-panel-1936-3/white-panel-1936-3-427x450.jpg)
Calder with White Panel and Devil Fish (1937, before completion), New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with White Panel and Devil Fish (1937, before completion), New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![White Panel (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/white-panel-1936-2/white-panel-1936-2-339x450.jpg)
White Panel and Devil Fish (1937, before completion), New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
White Panel and Devil Fish (1937, before completion), New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![White Panel (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/white-panel-1936/white-panel-1936-424x450.jpg)
White Panel, Devil Fish (1937, before completion), Untitled, Stabile, and Tightrope, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
White Panel, Devil Fish (1937, before completion), Untitled, Stabile, and Tightrope, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Tightrope (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/tightrope-1936-3/tightrope-1936-3-425x450.jpg)
Untitled (1935), Tightrope, and Untitled (maquette), New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1935), Tightrope, and Untitled (maquette), New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Object Ordurier (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/object-ordurier-1936-2/object-ordurier-1936-2-361x450.jpg)
Part of Object Ordurier, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Part of Object Ordurier, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled, New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-in-calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936/untitled-1936-in-calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-427x450.jpg)
Untitled, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Ruby-Eyed (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/ruby-eyed-1936/ruby-eyed-1936-428x450.jpg)
Ruby-Eyed, New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Ruby-Eyed, New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder’s New York City storefront studio (1936)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936/calders-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1936-425x450.jpg)
New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter