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Tines, 1943

Work

Tines

Date 1943
Media
Pitchfork tines, glass, wire, shell, string, and paint
Dimensions
50" × 58" × 3 1⁄2"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Hanging Mobile, Sound-making Work
Historical Photos  1
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Herbert Matter, Marianne Moore, Fernand Léger, Martha Graham, and Calder.Photograph © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Herbert Matter, Marianne Moore, Fernand Léger, Martha Graham, and Calder.
Related exhibitions  4
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
Hauser & Wirth, Somerset (2018)

Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, England. Calder: From the Stony River to the Sky. 26 May 2018–9 September 2018.

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
Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo (2024)

Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo. Calder: Un effet du japonais. 30 May–6 September 2024.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Red Sticks (c. 1943)
Red Sticks, c. 1943
Untitled (c. 1943)
Untitled, c. 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Pour 3 ans d’assez bonne conduite (1941 / 1943)
Pour 3 ans d’assez bonne conduite, 1941 / 1943
Works / Sound-making Work 38
4 + 3 (1944)
4 + 3, 1944
Man-Eater with Pennants (1945)
Man-Eater with Pennants, 1945
Tentacles (1947)
Tentacles, 1947
Triple Gong (c. 1948)
Triple Gong, c. 1948
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.