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See highlights from 1930–1936 on the timeline
Shift to Abstraction
Red Panel
, c. 1934
Little Blue Panel
, 1934
Untitled, 1934
Black Frame
, 1934
The White Frame
, 1934
Steel Fish
, 1934
Red and Yellow Vane
, 1934
Red, White, Black and Brass
, 1934
Mobile
, c. 1934
Ballet in Four Parts
, c. 1934
Untitled, c. 1934
Untitled, c. 1934
Baby rattle, c. 1935
Clogs, c. 1935
Fish ashtray, c. 1935
Ashtray, c. 1935
Ashtray, c. 1935
Ashtray, c. 1935
Low chairs, c. 1935
Andirons, c. 1935
Lamp, c. 1935
Coffee table, c. 1935
Tray, c. 1935
Spoon and coffee spoon, c. 1935
Sugar scoop, c. 1935
Woman belt buckle, c. 1935
Belt, c. 1935
Hair comb, c. 1935
Untitled, 1935
Untitled, 1935
Assembled Bits of Wood
, 1935
Untitled, 1935
Untitled, 1935
Grandeur-Immense
, 1935
Grandeur–Immense
, 1935
Elephant
, 1936
Untitled, 1936
Mobile
, 1936
Big Bird
(maquette), 1936
Untitled, 1936
Ex-Octopus
(maquette), 1936
Stabile
, 1936
Gibraltar
, 1936
4 Woods
, 1936
Tightrope
, 1936
Praying Mantis
, 1936
Cello on a Spindle
, 1936
Untitled, 1936
Five Rods and Nine Discs
, 1936
Well Sweep
, 1936
Snake and the Cross
, 1936
Blue Panel
, 1936
White Panel
, 1936
Red Panel
, 1936
Red Panel
, 1936
Swizzle Sticks
, 1936
Little Yellow Panel
, c. 1936
Little Yellow Panel
, 1936
Object with Yellow Background
, 1936
Yellow Panel
, c. 1936
The Orange Panel
, 1936
Petit Panneau Bleu
, c. 1936