Alexander CalderAmerican, 1898–1976Two Systems
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Room226B American ModernCleveland, United States
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Aug 19, 2026
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- The museum's own collection data
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- Accession number
- 1999.194
In the catalog
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- The Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Meanwhile, in the life of Alexander Calder
The whole life1939–1945
The war years: “constellations” instead of aluminium
During the Second World War Calder tries to join the Marines as a camoufleur but is rejected. Adapting to a scarcity of aluminium, he returns to carved wood in a new open form of sculpture called “constellations”.
1946
The Louis Carré show and Sartre’s essay
In 1946 a Calder show organised by Duchamp, made up mainly of hanging and standing mobiles, opens at Galerie Louis Carré in Paris; because of the postal service’s strict size limits he takes some works apart and sends them by mail. The show makes a huge impact, as does the catalogue essay by Jean-Paul Sartre.
1948
A Rio de Janeiro show nearly sells out
By 1948 Calder’s works are selling: his solo show in Rio de Janeiro nearly sells out, and he becomes the first internationally renowned sculptor.
