Untitled (The Wood Mobile)

1943

Alexander Calder

Associated Names
Alexander Calder

Sculptor, American, 1898 - 1976

The sculpture has a tripod-like base with a flat, elongated horizontal element and two oblong, upright pieces on top. The lower part is warm brown, while the top elements are dark in color. The piece stands on three splayed legs that taper to a point at the bottom.
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On View

East Building Tower Level, Gallery E606

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York; gift 1996 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1997, no. 13, repro, as The Wood Mobile.

1998

  • Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no. 164, repro.

2013

  • Alexander Calder - Avant-Garde in Motion, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 2013-2014, no. 45, repro.

Bibliography

1997

  • Alexander Calder: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997: no. 13.

1998

  • Alexander Calder: 1898-1976. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998: no. 164.

Inscriptions

on bottom of top element in monogram: 1943 / CA

Wikidata ID

Q63860627

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