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What were Louise Nevelson's sculptures called?

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What were Louise Nevelson's sculptures called?
Some of Louise Nevelson's sculptures were called environments. These collage-like walls consisted of wooden boxes filled with found objects. Some of her most famous environments include the Black Wall from 1959 and The Great Wall from 1970. Find a selection of Louise Nevelson art on 1stDibs.
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"Reclining Figure" Louise Nevelson, Modernist, Human Form, Abstracted Body
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Louise Nevelson Reclining Figure, circa 1943 Tattistone 8 inches high x 21 inches wide x 9 inches deep With base 10 inches high x 21 3/4 inches wide x 9 1/2 inches deep Provenance T...
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1940s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Cast Stone

"Abstract Figure with Face" Louise Nevelson, American Female, Anthropomorphic
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Louise Nevelson Abstract Figure with Face, circa 1945 Incised "LN" on the reverse Tattistone 6 inches high x 14 inches wide x 5 1/4 inches deep Provenance The artist The artist's ni...
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1940s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Cast Stone

Untitled, Collage abstract expressionistic wooden collage, monochrome black
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Zug, CH
Nevelson’s compositions explore the relational possibilities of sculpture and space, summing up the objectification of the external world into a personal landscape. Although her prac...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

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Wood

SKY CASE XII
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
wooden sculpture of found objects painted black. case with lid and hinges.
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1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

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