Untitled [maquette]

Dateca. 1942

Maker Alexander Calder American, 1898 - 1976

Label TextSome Calder sculptures were meant to only exist at a diminutive size, while other small works were considered studies for large-scale works. This stabile was part of a series of all-black works from the early 1940s, some of which were monumentalized for his 1943 solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. This composition was not scaled up until 1966 for a seven-foot-tall work titled "The Bush and the Tree".

Object number2008.48

ProvenanceThe artist [1]; to Carmen Segetario, Connecticut, 1966; Anna Maria Segretario, Connecticut; Alexander Rower, New York [1] This work is registered in the archive of the Calder Foundation, New York, under application no. A23154.

Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Vintage20/Tina Kim Gallery, Calder-Nakashima, May 22 - June 28, 2008. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Alexander Calder: A Balancing Act, Oct. 15, 2009 - Apr. 11, 2010. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Calder: In Motion: The Shirley Family Collection, November 8, 2023 - October 20, 2024.

Credit LineGift of Ann P. Wyckoff, Virginia and Bagley Wright, Barney A. Ebsworth, Tom Barwick, Linda Nordstrom, Lyn and Jerry Grinstein, Janet W. Ketcham, Jeffrey and Susan Brotman, Jeff and Judy Greenstein, Richard and Betty Hedreen, and Herman and Faye Sarkowsky, in honor of Jon and Mary Shirley

Dimensions16 1/4 x 9 x 6 in. (41.3 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm)

MediumSheet metal and paint