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L’empennage, 1953

Work

L'empennage

Date 1953
Media
Sheet metal, rod, wire, and paint
Dimensions
4'11" × 9'3 1⁄2"
Collection
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France; Gift of the Artist, 1968
Monumental Sculpture, Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  2
Les Granettes, Christmas (1953)
The Calders and friends with L'empennage and Myxomatose, Les Granettes, Christmas 1953
The Calders and friends with L’empennage and Myxomatose, Les Granettes, Christmas 1953
Calder with L’empennage (1954)
Calder with L'empennage (1953), Paris, 1954Photograph by Agnès Varda © Agnès Varda
Calder with L’empennage (1953), Paris, 1954
Photograph by Agnès Varda
Related exhibitions  1
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (1969)

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. 2 April–31 May 1969.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Monumental Sculpture 217
Myxomatose (1953)
Myxomatose, 1953
Yellow Disc (1953)
Yellow Disc, 1953
Les Granettes (1953)
Les Granettes, 1953
Untitled (1954)
Untitled, 1954
Works / Standing Mobile 269
Untitled (c. 1954)
Untitled, c. 1954
La cuiller (1954)
La cuiller, 1954
Le Flamand (1954)
Le Flamand, 1954
Gallows and Lollipops (maquette) (1955)
Gallows and Lollipops (maquette), 1955
Related Timeline
1953–1962
1953–1962 Large-scale Developments and Intercontinental Projects

During a yearlong stay in Aix-en-Provence, Calder executed the first group of large-scale outdoor works and concurrently concentrated on painting gouaches. In 1954–55, he visited the Middle East, India, and South America, with trips to Paris in between, resulting in an astonishing output and range of work. Toward the late 1950s, Calder turned his attention to commissions both at home and abroad.