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Calder at Fondation Maeght, 1969

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Calder
2 April–31 May 1969Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
Related documents  7
Fondation Maeght (1969)
Guillotine pour huit (1963) outside Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969. Les Triangles (1963) and Cactus provisoire (1967) are visible in the background.Photograph by Claude Gaspari
Guillotine pour huit (1963) outside Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969. Les Triangles (1963) and Cactus provisoire (1967) are visible in the background.Photograph by Claude Gaspari
Calder and Miró outside Fondation Maeght (1969)
Calder and Joan Miró with Cactus provisoire (1967) and Les Triangles (1963) outside Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969Photograph by Ugo Mulas © Ugo Mulas Heirs
Calder and Joan Miró with Cactus provisoire (1967) and Les Triangles (1963) outside Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969
Photograph by Ugo Mulas
Calder and Miró at Fondation Maeght (1969)
Calder and Joan Miró at the opening of Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969Photograph by Ugo Mulas © Ugo Mulas Heirs
Calder and Joan Miró at the opening of Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969
Photograph by Ugo Mulas
Fondation Maeght (1969)
Une boule noire, une boule blanche (1932/69), Black Gamma (1966), Untitled (1963), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969Photograph by Rufus Stillman
Une boule noire, une boule blanche (1932/69), Black Gamma (1966), Untitled (1963), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969Photograph by Rufus Stillman
Fondation Maeght (1969)
Fafnir (1968), Sabot (1963), Bourges (1969), Le 31 Janvier (1950), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969Photograph by Rufus Stillman
Fafnir (1968), Sabot (1963), Bourges (1969), Le 31 Janvier (1950), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969Photograph by Rufus Stillman
Fondation Maeght (1969)
Haikaller (1957), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969. Personnages (1967), Le Cheval caillou (1968), and Affreux (1966) are visible in the background.
Haikaller (1957), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969. Personnages (1967), Le Cheval caillou (1968), and Affreux (1966) are visible in the background.
Fondation Maeght (1969)
Black Gamma (1966), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969
Black Gamma (1966), Calder, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1969
Selected works  107
Cirque Calder (1926–1931)
Cirque Calder, 1926–1931
Caryatid (1928)
Caryatid, 1928
Trois hommes en hauteur (1928)
Trois hommes en hauteur, 1928
Victorine (The Circus Queen) (1928)
Victorine (The Circus Queen), 1928
Femme triangulaire (1929)
Femme triangulaire, 1929
Lioness (1929)
Lioness, 1929
Dr. Hans Cürlis (1929)
Dr. Hans Cürlis, 1929
Mary Einstein (1929)
Mary Einstein, 1929
La Négresse (1929)
La Négresse, 1929
Acrobats (1929)
Acrobats, 1929
Le Lanceur de poids (1929)
Le Lanceur de poids, 1929
Haltérophile (1930)
Haltérophile, 1930
Chat (1930)
Chat, 1930
Cheval II (1930)
Cheval II, 1930
Cheval I (1930)
Cheval I, 1930
Eléphant (1930)
Eléphant, 1930
Tête par terre (1930)
Tête par terre, 1930
Pieds en l’air (1930)
Pieds en l'air, 1930
Ane (1930)
Ane, 1930
Vache (1930)
Vache, 1930
Double Cat (1930)
Double Cat, 1930
Fernand Léger (1930)
Fernand Léger, 1930
Medusa (c. 1930)
Medusa, c. 1930
Kiki de Montparnasse II (1930)
Kiki de Montparnasse II, 1930
Little Ball with Counterweight (1931)
Little Ball with Counterweight, 1931
Object with Red Discs (1931)
Object with Red Discs, 1931
In Perspective (1931)
In Perspective, 1931
Untitled (1931)
Untitled, 1931
Men Persuading Elephant (1931)
Men Persuading Elephant, 1931
Man on Ladder (1932)
Man on Ladder, 1932
Half-circle, Quarter-circle and Sphere (1932)
Half-circle, Quarter-circle and Sphere, 1932
Cône d’ébène (1933)
Cône d'ébène, 1933
Machine motorisée (1933)
Machine motorisée, 1933
Requin et Baleine (c. 1933)
Requin et Baleine, c. 1933
Collar Button and Cuff Link (1933)
Collar Button and Cuff Link, 1933
Rampe (1933)
Rampe, 1933
Untitled (c. 1934)
Untitled, c. 1934
Untitled (1935)
Untitled, 1935
Mobile (1936)
Mobile, 1936
Gibraltar (1936)
Gibraltar, 1936
The Orange Panel (1936)
The Orange Panel, 1936
Blue Panel (1936)
Blue Panel, 1936
Black Areas (1938)
Black Areas, 1938
Spider (1939)
Spider, 1939
La Demoiselle (1939)
La Demoiselle, 1939
13 Spines (1940)
13 Spines, 1940
Constellation with Sundial (1943)
Constellation with Sundial, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Constellation with Diabolo (1943)
Constellation with Diabolo, 1943
Wooden Bottle with Hairs (1943)
Wooden Bottle with Hairs, 1943
Black Constellation (1943)
Black Constellation, 1943
Constellation with Two Pins (1943)
Constellation with Two Pins, 1943
Constellation with Mobile (1943)
Constellation with Mobile, 1943
Constellation with Bottles (1943)
Constellation with Bottles, 1943
Dancer (1944)
Dancer, 1944
Acrobats (II) (1944)
Acrobats (II), 1944
Starfish (1944)
Starfish, 1944
Stabile with Many Leaves (maquette) (1944)
Stabile with Many Leaves (maquette), 1944
Morning Cobweb (maquette) (1945)
Morning Cobweb (maquette), 1945
Lily of Force (1945)
Lily of Force, 1945
Black Foliage, Red Branch (1945)
Black Foliage, Red Branch, 1945
Five Branches with 1000 Leaves (c. 1946)
Five Branches with 1000 Leaves, c. 1946
Polygones noirs (1947)
Polygones noirs, 1947
Sword Plant (1947)
Sword Plant, 1947
Root (1947)
Root, 1947
Parasite (1947)
Parasite, 1947
Moths II (1947)
Moths II, 1947
Snow Flurry (1948)
Snow Flurry, 1948
Blue Feather (c. 1948)
Blue Feather, c. 1948
Red, White and Blue, on Black (1948)
Red, White and Blue, on Black, 1948
The Blériot (1949)
The Blériot, 1949
Pomegranate (1949)
Pomegranate, 1949
Mushroom Has Red Face (1949)
Mushroom Has Red Face, 1949
Le 31 Janvier (1950)
Le 31 Janvier, 1950
Thirty-Two Discs (1951)
Thirty-Two Discs, 1951
Tower with Orange Band (1951)
Tower with Orange Band, 1951
Tower with Pinwheel (1951)
Tower with Pinwheel, 1951
21 feuilles blanches (1953)
21 feuilles blanches, 1953
Flocons de suie (1953)
Flocons de suie, 1953
L’empennage (1953)
L'empennage, 1953
Myxomatose (1953)
Myxomatose, 1953
Untitled (1953)
Untitled, 1953
Black Mobile with Hole (1954)
Black Mobile with Hole, 1954
Le Flamand (1954)
Le Flamand, 1954
Haikaller (1957)
Haikaller, 1957
Le Chien (1958)
Le Chien, 1958
Sémaphores (1959)
Sémaphores, 1959
Quatre systèmes rouges (1960)
Quatre systèmes rouges, 1960
Chasse neige (1963)
Chasse neige, 1963
Contreforts (1964)
Contreforts, 1964
Untitled (1963)
Untitled, 1963
Guillotine pour huit (1963)
Guillotine pour huit, 1963
Les Triangles (1963)
Les Triangles, 1963
Sabot (1963)
Sabot, 1963
Dent de sagesse (1964)
Dent de sagesse, 1964
Le Poisson de huit heures (1965)
Le Poisson de huit heures, 1965
Les Arêtes de poisson (maquette) (1965)
Les Arêtes de poisson (maquette), 1965
La Touraine (c. 1965)
La Touraine, c. 1965
Black Gamma (1966)
Black Gamma, 1966
Cactus provisoire (1967)
Cactus provisoire, 1967
The Iguana (1968)
The Iguana, 1968
Smoke Rings (1968)
Smoke Rings, 1968
Self-Portrait (1968)
Self-Portrait, 1968
Fafnir (1968)
Fafnir, 1968
Morning Cobweb (1969)
Morning Cobweb, 1969
Extrême porte à faux III (1969)
Extrême porte à faux III, 1969
Toile d’araignée (1965)
Toile d'araignée, 1965
Related exhibitions  2

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark. Calder. 29 June–7 September 1969. Originated from Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

Solo Exhibition

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Calder. 4 October–16 November 1969. Originated from Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

Solo Exhibition
Selected publications  7

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. Exhibition catalogue. 1969. Texts by James Johnson Sweeney, Michel Butor, Jean Davidson, Giovanni Carandente, Pol Bury, Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia, and Francis Miroglio; reprinted texts by Jean-Paul Sartre and Fernand Léger.

Solo Exhibition Catalogue

“For a Big Show in France Calder ‘Oughs’ His Works.” New York Times, 3 April 1969.

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Newspaper

“Calder à la Fondation Maeght.” Chroniques de l’Art Vivant, no. 2 (May 1969).

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Magazine

Arnoldi, Per. “Alexander Calder.” Mobilia, no. 166 (May 1969).

Magazine

Weber, Gerhard W. “Calder–Cagliostro der Bewegung.” Die Welt, 31 May 1969.

Newspaper

Spies, Werner. “Der große Spieler.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 2 June 1969.

Newspaper

Henry, Michael. “Moving Mobiles into the Garden.” Réalités, no. 227 (October 1969).

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Magazine
Chronology  1
2 April–31 May 1969

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, exhibits “Calder,” a retrospective. Calder installs Morning Cobweb, a monumental walk-through stabile, as the entrance to the exhibition.

Archive
Exhibitions / 1963–1976: Monumental Works 4

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition. 6 November 1964–31 January 1965.

Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris. Calder. 8 July–15 October 1965. Originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. 2 April–31 May 1969.

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Calder’s Universe. 14 October 1976–6 February 1977.

Related Timeline
1963–1976
1963–1976 Monumental Works

In 1963, Calder completed construction of a large studio overlooking the Indre Valley. With the assistance of a full-scale, industrial ironworks, he began to fabricate his monumental works in France and devoted much of his later working years to public commissions. Calder died in New York in 1976 at the age of seventy-eight.