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The Orange Panel, 1936

Work

The Orange Panel

Date 1936
Media
Plywood, sheet metal, wood, wire, and paint, with motor
Dimensions
36" × 48" × 9"
Collection
Private Collection
Panel / Frame, Wall Sculpture
Historical Photos  3
The Orange Panel (1938)
The Orange Panel (1936), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Orange Panel (1936), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Untitled (double-sided drawing) [verso] (1943)
Untitled (double-sided drawing) [verso], 1943Calder Foundation, New York; Anonymous Gift, 2004
Untitled (double-sided drawing) [verso], 1943
Calder Foundation, 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
Related exhibitions  7
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
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
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1976)

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Calder’s Universe. 14 October 1976–6 February 1977.

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
Tate Modern, London (2015)

Tate Modern, London. Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture. 11 November 2015–3 April 2016.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Panel / Frame 24
Petit Panneau Bleu (c. 1936)
Petit Panneau Bleu, c. 1936
Untitled (1937)
Untitled, 1937
S and Star (1941)
S and Star, 1941
Mobile with Four Spots (1941)
Mobile with Four Spots, 1941
Works / Wall Sculpture 40
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Mobile Constellation (c. 1943)
Mobile Constellation, c. 1943
Related Timeline
1930–1936
1930–1936 Shift to Abstraction

Following a visit in October of 1930 to Piet Mondrian’s studio, where he was impressed by the environmental installation, Calder made his first wholly abstract compositions and invented the kinetic sculpture now known as the mobile. Coined for these works by Marcel Duchamp in 1931, the word “mobile” refers to both “motion” and “motive” in French. He also created stationary abstract works that Jean Arp dubbed “stabiles.”