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Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943

Work

Vertical Constellation with Bomb

Date 1943
Media
Wood, wire, and paint
Dimensions
31" × 30" × 18"
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996
Constellation, Stabile
Historical Photos  4
Vertical Constellation with Bomb (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Bomb related to Calder: Constellationes (1943)
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Bomb related to Calder: Constellationes, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1943Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Drawing of Vertical Constellation with Bomb 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
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943.
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Herbert Matter, Calder, Marianne Moore, Marc Chagall, Martha Graham.
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Herbert Matter, Calder, Marianne Moore, Marc Chagall, Martha Graham.
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 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
Constellation with Quadrilateral (1943)
Constellation with Quadrilateral, 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.