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Black Clouds, c. 1939

Work

Black Clouds

Date c. 1939
Media
Sheet metal, wire, wood, rod, string, and paint
Dimensions
72" × 90" × 32"
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Bequest of Andrea Bollt, 2012 (no. 2012.448.2a-c)
Hanging Mobile
Related exhibitions  5
Arts Council of Great Britain, Tate Gallery, London (1962)

Arts Council of Great Britain, Tate Gallery, London. Alexander Calder: Sculpture–Mobiles. 4 July–12 August 1962.

Solo Exhibition
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
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
Archive
Works / Hanging Mobile 176
Untitled (c. 1939)
Untitled, c. 1939
Black Disc with Flags (c. 1939)
Black Disc with Flags, c. 1939
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939)
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail, 1939
Untitled (c. 1939)
Untitled, c. 1939
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.