Louise Nevelson
UNTITLED
1963

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Brand: Louise Nevelson
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Nevelson, Louise. UNTITLED. Baro 36. Tamarind Number 801. Lithograph, 1963. Edition of 20, plus 2 Printer's Proofs, 1 Trial Proof, and 3 Artist's Proofs. Inscribed "Tamarind Impression" (denoting this as one of the Printer's Proofs, signed in pencil, and with the Tamarind blindstamp, and the chop of the printer John Dowell, Jr. below the image, center. Printed on BFK Rives paper. 31 1/2 x 22 inches. In excellent condition. "In 1963, Louise Nevelson was offered and accepted a fellowship at Tamarind Lithography Workshop. In a little over six weeks she completed twenty-six editions of lithographs, images created by combining hand-drawn elements with printed lace and rags. The prints are black. Occasionally she introduced deep blue and Indian red. The lithographs are signed in pencil in the lower right margin and each impression bears the Tamarind dry stamp and the chop of the printer. Each was executed in an edition of 20 on French BFK Rives paper." (Gene Baro, "Nevelson, The Prints," 1974). Although best known for her sculptural constructions using found materials, Louise Nevelson made prints and other multiples throughout her career. They relate to her sculptural work both in their imagery and in the use of unusual materials to achieve them. In my opinion, her work cannot be too highly praised. When the dust of the second half of the twentieth century settles, people like Nevelson and Oldenburg, who had the goods and did the work, are likely to be left still standing while some whose names are better known today may come to rest bebeath the dust.

Creator:

Louise Nevelson (1899 - 1988, American)

Creation Year:

1963

Dimensions:

Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

1960-1969

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Portland, ME

Reference Number:

Seller: 107091stDibs: LU36731104033

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Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson was one of the leading American female sculptors of the 20th century, and she did it on her own terms. She was a pioneer of installation art and created large-scale monochromatic sculptures that are today known for their provocative, compartmentalized forms. While her assemblages involved a range of materials, she is best known for her wooden sculptures. Working in a single color was her signature, and all-encompassing color demanded an all-encompassing focus for this artist — she even kept separate studios for work in black, white and gold.

Nevelson was born in what is now Ukraine in 1899 and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1905. She moved to New York City as a young woman in 1920 to study at the Art Students League. In the 1930s, Nevelson traveled around Europe, came into contact with the works of Picasso, studied with Hans Hofmann and assisted Diego Rivera in New York City.

Nevelson had her first solo show in 1941 at the Nierendorf Gallery in New York. In the late 1940s, she studied with Stanley William Hayter and worked as a ceramicist in the workshop of revered furniture designer Vladimir Kagan, who let her take scraps from the factory to use in her sculptures. (As a child, Nevelson had also worked with discarded wood from her father's lumber yard.)

By the early 1950s, Nevelson had traveled to Guatemala and Mexico. She was inspired by pre-Columbian art and the totemic works of ancient cultures. Nevelson began creating the first of her iconic wood sculptures and later participated in the legendary “Sixteen Americans” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Her work was acquired by prominent institutions in the years that followed.

Nevelson made reliefs in shadow boxes and was for a time affiliated with New York City’s Sidney Janis Gallery as its first female Abstract Expressionist artist (her work was abstract but she also drew on the Cubist and Constructivist movements). In the early 1960s, Nevelson showed her art in Chicago, Manhattan, Paris and West Germany. It was around this time that she exhibited at Pace Gallery in Boston and New York. The gallery represented her for the duration of her career.

Nevelson died in 1988, but her legacy is immense. Her work is held in virtually every major American art museum, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. Her permanent large-scale public sculptures are installed all over the country, including in Louise Nevelson Plaza in New York City's Financial District.

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