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Constellation with Bottles, 1943

Work

Constellation with Bottles

Date 1943
Media
Wood, wire, and paint
Dimensions
17” × 13 3⁄4” × 12 3⁄4”
Collection
Private Collection
Constellation, Wall Sculpture
Historical Photos  5
Constellation with Bottles (1943)
Constellation with Bottles, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation with Bottles, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
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
Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations (1946)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, 1946
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, 1946
Inventory drawing for Galerie Louis Carré exhibition (1946)
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, 1946Calder Foundation, New York; Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, 1946Calder Foundation, New York; Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011
Calder François Premier studio (c. 1969)
Calder, François Premier studio, c. 1969Photograph by Ugo Mulas © Ugo Mulas Heirs
Calder, François Premier studio, c. 1969
Photograph by Ugo Mulas
Related exhibitions  6
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1943)

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

Solo Exhibition
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris (1946)

Galerie Louis Carré, Paris. Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations. 25 October–16 November 1946.

Solo Exhibition
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (1969)

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

Solo Exhibition
Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy (1983)

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

Solo Exhibition
Pace Gallery, New York (2017)

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

Solo Exhibition
Di Donna Galleries, New York (2024)

Di Donna Galleries, New York. Enchanted Reverie: Klee and Calder. 19 April–8 June 2024.

Group 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.