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

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

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, 1936Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder, Roxbury icehouse studio, 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter

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

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

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, 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, 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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

New York City storefront studio, 1936Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter

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

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

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 (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

Calder with Dolores, Pilar, and Joan Miró, Varengeville, summer 1937Photograph by Hans Hartung © Hans Hartung / ADAGP, Paris
Calder with Dolores, Pilar, and Joan Miró, Varengeville, summer 1937
Photograph by Hans Hartung

Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph showing Hi! (c. 1928), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Hi! (c. 1928), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph showing Devil Fish, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Devil Fish, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph showing Starfish (1934), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Starfish (1934), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph showing Untitled (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Untitled (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph showing Tightrope (1936), White Panel (1936), and Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Tightrope (1936), White Panel (1936), and Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph showing Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Installation photograph showing Snake and the Cross (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Snake and the Cross (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder with Mercury Fountain in the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris World's Fair, July 1937Photograph by Hugo P. Herdeg © Christian Herdeg
Calder with Mercury Fountain in the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair, July 1937
Photograph by Hugo P. Herdeg

Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

"Small shop" New York City storefront studio, winter 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
“Small shop” New York City storefront studio, winter 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938. Steel Fish (1934) is pictured in the distance.Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938. Steel Fish (1934) is pictured in the distance.
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder with goats, Roxbury, c. 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with goats, Roxbury, c. 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Maquette for Object on Davit and two maquettes for Spherical Triangle, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Maquette for Object on Davit and two maquettes for Spherical Triangle, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Louisa Calder playing accordion for Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Louisa Calder playing accordion for Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Steel Fish (1934), Roxbury, c. 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Steel Fish (1934), Roxbury, c. 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder with Black Areas, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with Black Areas, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Spherical Triangle, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Spherical Triangle, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World's Fair), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World’s Fair), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World's Fair) set in motion, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World’s Fair) set in motion, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled (1937), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1937), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

The Orange Panel (1936), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Orange Panel (1936), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Ritou (1936), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Ritou (1936), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Apple Monster, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Apple Monster, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Blue Panel (1936), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Blue Panel (1936), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder and Louisa Calder, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and Louisa Calder, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder with the base of Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with the base of Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Louisa Calder playing accordion, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Louisa Calder playing accordion, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Sandra Calder, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Sandra Calder, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder with Well Sweep (1936) at James Thrall Soby's home in Farmington, Connecticut, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with Well Sweep (1936) at James Thrall Soby’s home in Farmington, Connecticut, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder and Louisa Calder having lunch with Stamo Papadaki, Roxbury, c. 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and Louisa Calder having lunch with Stamo Papadaki, Roxbury, c. 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by James Thrall Soby

Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939), The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1949Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939), The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1949
Photograph by Soichi Sunami

The Calder Family, New York, 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Calder Family, New York, 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled (1936) frozen, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) frozen, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter

Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter