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Constellation, 1943

Work

Constellation

Date 1943
Media
Wood, wire, and paint
Dimensions
28 1⁄2" × 18" × 11"
Collection
Private Collection
Constellation, Wall Sculpture
Historical Photos  3
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
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
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Related exhibitions  4
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1943)

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Calder: Constellationes. 18 May–5 June 1943.

Solo Exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1943)

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions. 29 September 1943–16 January 1944.

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
Pace Gallery, New York (2017)

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

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Constellation 41
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 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
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects (1943)
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects, 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.