Calder Foundation

Little Mobile for Table's Edge

Date c. 1939
Media
Sheet metal, wire, and paint
Dimensions
19" × 24" × 1 3⁄8"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Historical Photos  2
Related exhibitions  3
Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil (1953)

Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil. II Bienal do Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. 15 December 1953–28 February 1954.

Group Exhibition
Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy (1983)

Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy. Calder: Mostra retrospettiva. 2 July–25 September 1983.

Solo Exhibition
Pace Gallery, Los Angeles (2023)

Pace Gallery, Los Angeles. Calder/Tuttle:Tentative. 21 January–25 February 2023.

Solo Exhibition
Works / Standing Mobile 269
Related Timeline
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.