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Untitled, 1943

Work

Untitled

Date 1943
Media
Wood and paint
Dimensions
28 7⁄8" × 10" × 8 3⁄4"
Collection
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Gift of Pierre Matisse in memory of Patricia Kane Matisse
Constellation, Stabile
Historical Photos  1
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Untitled related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Related exhibitions  6
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1943)

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

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
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
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
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2021)

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start. 14 March 2021–15 January 2022.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Constellation 41
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Untitled (c. 1943)
Untitled, c. 1943
Untitled (c. 1943)
Untitled, c. 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Works / Stabile 251
Morning Star (1943)
Morning Star, 1943
The Big Ear (1943)
The Big Ear, 1943
Untitled (1944)
Untitled, 1944
Stabile with Many Leaves (maquette) (1944)
Stabile with Many Leaves (maquette), 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.