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Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1943)

Featured Exhibition
Calder: Constellationes
18 May–5 June 1943Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Related documents  21
Announcement for Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Announcement for Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943
Announcement for Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Bishop related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation with Bishop related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Bishop related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Bottles related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation with Bottles related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Bottles related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Diabolo related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation with Diabolo related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Diabolo related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Quadrilateral related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation with Quadrilateral related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Quadrilateral related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Sundial related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation with Sundial related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Sundial related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Two Pins related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Constellation with Two Pins related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Constellation with Two Pins related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Easter Hat related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Easter Hat related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Easter Hat related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Hourglass (1941) related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Hourglass (1941) related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Hourglass (1941) related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Bomb related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Bomb related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Bomb related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Wall Constellation with Red Object related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Wall Constellation with Red Object related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Wall Constellation with Red Object related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Wall Constellation with Row of Objects related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Wall Constellation with Row of Objects related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Wall Constellation with Row of Objects related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Wooden Bottle with Hairs related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Wooden Bottle with Hairs related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Wooden Bottle with Hairs related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Selected works  21
Hourglass (1941)
Hourglass, 1941
Plain Wood (c. 1943)
Plain Wood, c. 1943
Constellation Mobile (1943)
Constellation Mobile, 1943
Constellation with Sundial (1943)
Constellation with Sundial, 1943
Vertical Constellation with Bomb (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Easter Hat (1943)
Easter Hat, 1943
Wooden Bottle with Hairs (1943)
Wooden Bottle with Hairs, 1943
Hen (1943)
Hen, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Constellation with Bishop (1943)
Constellation with Bishop, 1943
Wall Constellation with Red Object (1943)
Wall Constellation with Red Object, 1943
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects (1943)
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects, 1943
Black Constellation (1943)
Black Constellation, 1943
Constellation with Two Pins (1943)
Constellation with Two Pins, 1943
Constellation with Bottles (1943)
Constellation with Bottles, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Selected publications  5

McBride, Henry. New York Sun, 21 May 1943.

Newspaper

“Surrealist Artists Show Similar Trend.” New York World-Telegram, 22 May 1943.

Newspaper

“Tanguy and Calder.” New York Herald Tribune, 23 May 1943.

Newspaper

Devree, Howard. “From a Reviewer’s Notebook.” New York Times, 23 May 1943.

Newspaper

Coates, Robert M. “Calder.” New Yorker (29 May 1943).

Magazine
Chronology  1
18 May–5 June 1943

“Calder: Constellationes” is shown at the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.

Archive
Exhibitions / 1937–1945: Public Commissions and the War 6

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles. 23 February–13 March 1937.

George Walter Vincent Smith Gallery, Springfield, Massachusetts. Calder Mobiles. 8–27 November 1938.

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Calder. 14 May–1 June 1940.

Willard Gallery, New York. Calder Jewelry. 3–25 December 1940.

Related Timeline
1937–1945
1937–1945 Public Commissions and the War

In 1937, Calder completed Devil Fish, his first stabile enlarged from a model. He received two important commissions: Mercury Fountain (1937) and Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939). His first retrospective was held in 1938 at the George Walter Vincent Smith Gallery in Springfield, Massachusetts, followed by another in 1943 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.