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Constellation, c. 1943

Work

Constellation

Date c. 1943
Media
Wood, wire, and paint
Dimensions
22 1⁄2" × 28 1⁄2" × 20"
Collection
Private Collection
Constellation, Standing Mobile
Related exhibitions  5
Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy (1983)

Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy. Calder: Mostra retrospettiva. 2 July–25 September 1983.

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
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2013)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic. 24 November 2013–27 July 2014.

Solo Exhibition
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel (2016)

Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel. Alexander Calder & Fischli/Weiss. 29 May–4 September 2016.

Group Exhibition
Pace Gallery, New York (2017)

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

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Constellation 41
Easter Hat (1943)
Easter Hat, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Hen (1943)
Hen, 1943
Works / Standing Mobile 269
Wooden Bottle with Hairs (1943)
Wooden Bottle with Hairs, 1943
Haverford Variation (1944)
Haverford Variation, 1944
Untitled (1944)
Untitled, 1944
Explosive Object (1944)
Explosive Object, 1944
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.