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Constellation with Quadrilateral, 1943

Work

Constellation with Quadrilateral

Date 1943
Media
Wood, wire, and paint
Dimensions
15" × 15 1⁄2" × 10 1⁄8"
Collection
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. in honor of the Museum's 50th Anniversary (no. 80.28.1)
Constellation, Stabile
Historical Photos  2
Constellation with Quadrilateral (1943)
Constellation with Quadrilateral, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation with Quadrilateral, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
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
Related exhibitions  4
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
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1976)

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Calder’s Universe. 14 October 1976–6 February 1977.

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 with Red Knife (1943)
Constellation with Red Knife, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Works / Stabile 251
Constellation with Sundial (1943)
Constellation with Sundial, 1943
Vertical Constellation with Bomb (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone, 1943
Constellation with Diabolo (1943)
Constellation with Diabolo, 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.