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Untitled, 1941

Work

Untitled

Date 1941
Media
Wire, wood, and paint
Dimensions
36" × 50" × 31"
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996
Hanging Mobile
Related exhibitions  2
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
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (2009)

Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. Calder: Sculptor of Air. 23 October 2009–14 February 2010.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Peacock (1941)
Peacock, 1941
Vertical Foliage (1941)
Vertical Foliage, 1941
Untitled (1941)
Untitled, 1941
Boomerangs (1941)
Boomerangs, 1941
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.