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The White Frame, 1934

Work

The White Frame

Date 1934
Media
Wood, sheet metal, wire, and paint, with motor
Dimensions
90" × 108"
Collection
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Panel / Frame, Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  4
The White Frame (1943)
The White Frame (1934) frozen, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The White Frame (1934) frozen, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
The White Frame (1943)
The White Frame (1934) set in motion, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The White Frame (1934) set in motion, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Untitled (double-sided drawing) [recto] (1943)
Untitled (double-sided drawing) [recto], 1943Calder Foundation, New York; Anonymous Gift, 2004
Untitled (double-sided drawing) [recto], 1943
Calder Foundation, New York
Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition (1964)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1964Photograph by Robert Mates © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1964
Photograph by Robert Mates
Related exhibitions  3
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
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
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
Selected films  1
Alexander Calder: Sculpture and Constructions
Alexander Calder: Sculpture and Constructions 1944Cinematography by Herbert Matter
Archive
Works / Panel / Frame 24
Black Frame (1934)
Black Frame, 1934
Red Panel (1936)
Red Panel, 1936
Swizzle Sticks (1936)
Swizzle Sticks, 1936
Red Panel (1936)
Red Panel, 1936
Works / Standing Mobile 270
Steel Fish (1934)
Steel Fish, 1934
Red and Yellow Vane (1934)
Red and Yellow Vane, 1934
Red, White, Black and Brass (1934)
Red, White, Black and Brass, 1934
Mobile (c. 1934)
Mobile, c. 1934
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.”