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Constellation, 1943

Work

Constellation

Date 1943
Media
Wood, wire, and paint
Dimensions
22" × 44 3⁄4" × 10 1⁄2"
Collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Collection Mary Reynolds, gift of her brother, 1954 (no. 54.1393)
Constellation, Wall Sculpture
Related exhibitions  6
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1964)

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

Solo Exhibition
Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris (1965)

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

Solo Exhibition
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1998)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Alexander Calder: 1898–1976. 29 March–12 July 1998.

Solo Exhibition
Fundación del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao (2003)

Fundación del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao. Calder: Gravedad y la Gracia. 18 March–12 October 2003.

Solo Exhibition
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul (2013)

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul. Calder. 18 July–20 October 2013.

Solo Exhibition
Pace Gallery, New York (2017)

Pace Gallery, New York. Calder: Constellations. 20 April–30 June 2017.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Constellation 41
Constellation with Bottles (1943)
Constellation with Bottles, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Mobile Constellation (c. 1943)
Mobile Constellation, c. 1943
Works / Wall Sculpture 40
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 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
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.