Louise Nevelson Art
American, 1899-1988
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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Artist: Louise Nevelson
Nevelson's World (Hardback sculpture monograph, Hand signed by Louise Nevelson)
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Nevelson's World (Hand signed by Louise Nevelson), 1983
Hardback monograph with linen board, with no dust jacket as issued (hand signed by Louise Nevelson)
Hand signed in black marke...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Reflections I
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Reflections IV
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Reflections III
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Reflections V
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Untitled (Gold) & Untitled (White)
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Two color screenprints printed on black wove paper, both very good impressions with strong colors. Both signed, dated and numbered 6/14 and 2/20 in pencil.
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1970s Modern Louise Nevelson Art
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Color, Screen
Untitled
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Very good impressions of these 4 color screenprints on white wove paper. Each signed, dated and numbered 15/25, 18/36, 15/39 or 6/40 in pencil.
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1970s Modern Louise Nevelson Art
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Color, Screen
Reflections II
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Purple Stripe
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Tropical Leaf
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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Although Nevelson is best known f...
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Woodcut
The Night Sound
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Woodcut
Ancient Landscape II (Ancient City)
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and titled in pencil by the artist;
Annotated: "E130 A/1" in pencil lower right
Estate stamp verso
Edition: 20
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist (Foundation sta...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
Bicentennial Dawn
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Louise Nevelson
Bicentennial Dawn, 1976
Photolithograph, silkscreen and gold foil on white wove paper
hand signed, dated and numbered 15/100 with incised signature on the front
35 × ...
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Foil
Night Reflections
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Louise Nevelson
Night Reflections, 1968
Silkscreen on wove paper
Hand signed by the artist on the lower right front
26 1/2 × 23 2/5 inches
Unframed
This hand signed and numbered Loui...
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1960s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Screen
American Book Award
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) is one of the most revered and unique artists of the 20th century.
There has been a tremendous renewal of interest and appreciation for Nevelson’s work...
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Wood, Paint
Sky Gate I
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) is one of the most revered and unique artists of the 20th century.
There has been a tremendous renewal of interest and appreciation for Nevelson’s work...
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1980s Abstract Geometric Louise Nevelson Art
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Paper
Signed and dated 76 "Untitled" wood and paper collage by artist Louise Nevelson
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" wood and paper collage by artist Louise Nevelson. Hand-signed and dated Louise Nevelson -76. Framed under glass.
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Wood, Paper
Louise Nevelson - Winter Chord - Hand-Signed Black Painted Wood Sculpture, 1974
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Varese, VA
Louise Nevelson ( 1899 - 1988 ) - Winter Chord - hand-signed black painted wood sculpture, 1974
Additional information:
Material: Black p...
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20th Century Louise Nevelson Art
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Wood
Night Leaf, USA, 1973 Painted wood multiple Incised initials
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1960s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Resin
Animal Kingdom (Magnificent Jungle Cats)
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Animal Kingdom (Magnificent Jungle Cats)
Etching, 1953-1955
Signed and titled in pencil by the artist (see photos)
Annotated: "First Proof" (see photo)
Estate stamp verso (see photo)...
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1950s American Modern Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching
'Sky Shadow' Collage in Lead Intaglio by Louise Nevelson
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful work on paper, entitled "Sky Shadow" was realized by the legendary modern artist Louise Nevelson in the United States, circa 1973. It translates her iconic sculptures-...
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1970s Modern Louise Nevelson Art
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Intaglio
Sky Figures, Etching, aquatint, and collage, USA, 1977, Signed by artist
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Male Model Posing
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She is renowned for her monochromatic sculptural wooden constructions.
However it is important to emphasize that Nevelson toiled and experimented for nearly 30 years before arriving at her signature style in the late 1950's, which led to commercial and critical success - on a level unheard of for a woman in America at the time.
In recent years there has been an increase in scholarship and collector interest in Nevelson's early work, as she was an early adopter of modernism in the US. This drawing is a fine example from this era.
After Nevelson divorced in 1931, she was free to finally devote herself to art-making. She studied at the Art Students League in New York and made several formative trips to Europe where she began studying with Hans Hoffmann...
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1930s American Modern Louise Nevelson Art
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Ink, Pen
Louise Nevelson "Seated Woman"
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She is renowned for her monochromatic sculptural wooded constructions. However, Nevelson worked and experimented for nearly 30 years before arriving at her signature style in the late 1950s.
In recent years there has been an increase in scholarship, awareness and collector interest in Nevelson's early work. This drawing is a fine example from this period.
After Nevelson divorced in 1931, she was finally liberated to devote herself to art-making. She studied at the Art Students League in New York and made several influential trips to Europe where she began studying with Hans Hoffmann...
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1960s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Ink
Two Nudes, USA, circa 1930s Signed in ink by the artist Pen and ink on paper
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She is renowned for her monochromatic sculptural wooden constructions.
However, it is important to emphasize that Nevelson toiled and experimented for nearly 30 years before arriving at her signature style, and overdue success, in the late 1950s.
In recent years there has been an increase in scholarship, awareness, and collector interest in Nevelson's early work, as she was an early adopter of modernism in America. This drawing is a fine example from this era.
After Nevelson divorced in 1931, she was finally liberated to devote herself to art-making. She studied at the Art Students League in New York and made several influential trips to Europe where she began studying with Hans Hoffmann...
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1930s Modern Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
"Artnews Illustration, " Louise Nevelson, Female Artist
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Larchmont, NY
Louise Nevelson
Artnews Illustration, 1954
Signed lower right: Louise Nevelson
Graphite on paper
12 H. x 9 W. inches
Creator of wood assemblages made from found objects and parts of...
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1950s Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil
By The Lake
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Collage was an important part of Louise Nevelson's practice. The process mirrored her approach to sculpture; taking disparate elements and assembling or uniting them into a complex whole.
Similar to many of her American contemporaries, Nevelson delved into printmaking. She worked with the leading printing studios in America adopting new techniques while expanding her aesthetic and oeuvre considerably.
This collage was the final maquette or design, that would be screen printed becoming "By the Lake" (from "Façade: In Homage to Edith Sitwell"). Nevelson worked with Chiron Press in New York, which had opened in 1962 and was just a stone's throw from her 11th Street home studio.
The works in this series were dedicated to the British poet Edith Sitwell who passed away in 1964. Sitwell had published a book of abstract poems titled Façade, the poems' rhythms were counterparts to music set by the famed English composer, William Walton...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Screen
Untitled
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Graphic Presence, 1975 Etching and aquatint on copper plate Signed, by artist
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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1730s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Copper
Graphic Presence - Etching and Aquatint by Louise Nevelson - 1971
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Roma, IT
Rare graphic work by Louise Nevelson, realized in 1971. Hand signed, dated and numbered. Edition of 75 prints.
Original etching.
In a complicated and chauvinist art world, generall...
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching
The Great Wall
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
As always, Caviar20 is thrilled to present the esteemed work of Louise Nevelson - one of the most revered and unique artists of the 20th century. (Also, an ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Silver
Louise Nevelson - Hand-Signed Silk-Screen on Hand-Made Paper, 1975
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Varese, VA
Louise Nevelson ( 1899 - 1988 ) - hand-signed Silk-screen on hand-made paper, 1975
Additional information:
Material: Silk-screen on hand-made paper
Edited in 1975
Limited edition in...
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20th Century Louise Nevelson Art
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Silk, Handmade Paper
Untitled
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this extremely scarce color aquatint and etching on cream wove paper. Signed and numbered 6/20 in pencil by Nevelson.
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1980s Modern Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Color
Paris Review, Abstract Silkscreen by Louise Nevelson
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Louise Nevelson, American (1899 - 1988)
Title: Paris Review
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 70/100
Image Size: 28.5 x 21 inches
Size: 40 x 26 in. (...
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Screen
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 Louise Nevelson Art
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Wood
TREES
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Portland, ME
Nevelson, Louise. TREES. Baro 28. Etching and drypoint, 1953-55, editioned in 1965/1966. A working proof, with unique hand-drawing and hand-coloring, aside from the edition of 20, un...
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1950s Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching
Beyond and Beyond II (Diptych)
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sculpture artist Louise Nevelson distinguished herself from her male contemporaries by crafting puzzle-like assemblages and towering abstract architectures out of discarded wood. The...
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Late 20th Century Louise Nevelson Art
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Lithograph
Beyond and Beyond I
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sculpture artist Louise Nevelson distinguished herself from her male contemporaries by crafting puzzle-like assemblages and towering abstract architectures out of discarded wood. The...
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Late 20th Century Louise Nevelson Art
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Lithograph
Male Nude
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She is renowned for her monochromatic sculptural wooden constructions.
However it is imp...
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1930s Modern Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
Meditation at Noon
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sculpture artist Louise Nevelson distinguished herself from her male contemporaries by crafting puzzle-like assemblages and towering abstract architectures out of discarded wood. The...
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Late 20th Century Louise Nevelson Art
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Lithograph
Beyond and Beyond II
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sculpture artist Louise Nevelson distinguished herself from her male contemporaries by crafting puzzle-like assemblages and towering abstract architectures out of discarded wood. The...
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Late 20th Century Louise Nevelson Art
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Lithograph
CAT
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Portland, ME
Nevelson, Louise. CAT. Baro 80. Etching and drypoint, 1965/6. Edition of 40 (There were also three Trial Proofs and four Artist's Proofs). Signed and numbered in pencil. 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (plate), (sheet). The edition was printed at the Hollander Graphic...
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1960s Louise Nevelson Art
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Drypoint, Etching
Louise Nevelson "Bicentenial Dawn" 1976
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson is one of the most revered and unique sculptors of the 20th century.
Her work has had an undeniable influence on a host of significant artists ranging from Tony Crag...
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1970s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Screen
ONE ANCIENT FIGURES
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Portland, ME
Nevelson, Louise. ONE ANCIENT FIGURES. Baro 20. Etching and drypoint, 1953-55, editioned in 1965/1966. Titled "Personages", numbered 1/20 and signed in pencil. It is unclear whether ...
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1950s Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching
Circus Wagon
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Louise Nevelson created the etching and aquatint entitled “CIRCUS WAGON” in 1953. This scarce EARLY impression was printed in an edition of 20. The imag...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Facades 1, Sculptural Graphic by Louise Nevelson
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A silkscreen print by Louise Nevelson from 1966. An abstract composition of black and white photographic imagery.
Artist: Louise Nevelson
Title: Facades 1
Year: 1966
Medium: Silkscr...
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1960s Conceptual Louise Nevelson Art
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Screen
UNTITLED
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Portland, ME
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 Impressi...
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1960s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Lithograph
Trees (Trees in Circle)
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Etching & drypoint with monotype inking, 1953-1955
Signed in pencil
Printed on heavy wove proofing paper at Atelier 17, New York
Reference: Baro 29
Provenance: Nevelson Estate, No. 70054.1 LN, Estate Stamp verso
Jeffrey Hoffeld (agent for Mike Nevelson...
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1950s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Etching, Monotype, Drypoint
Magnificent Jungle Cats
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Annotated 1/5 in pencil; Estate stamp and number, verso
Edition: 5
Provenance:
Estate of the artist (Foundation stamp and pencil number 70046.1 LN verso)
Jeffrey Hoffeld (Nevelso...
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1950s Abstract Louise Nevelson Art
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Etching
Six Pointed Star
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) is one of the most revered and unique artists of the 20th century.
There has been a tremendous renewal of interest and appreciation for Nevelson’s work...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Louise Nevelson Art
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Handmade Paper
Untitled
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Hand-signed "Nevelson" in pencil lower right corner
Provenance: Pace Gallery, NY
Hirschl & Adler, NY
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1970s Contemporary Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed
Edition of 40
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19th Century Contemporary Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Silk
Winter chord
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Black painted multiple
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19th Century Contemporary Louise Nevelson Art
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Mixed Media
UNTITLED
By Louise Nevelson
Located in New York, NY
Painted wood wall sculpture
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1980s Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Untitled by Louise Nevelson
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Louise Nevelson’s room-sized wood sculptures have been hailed as emblematic of many different movements, including Abstract Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. Monochromatic and u...
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1970s Louise Nevelson Art
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Wood, Paint
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 Louise Nevelson Art
Materials
Wood
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Louise Nevelson is best known for her work creating wooden structures and sculptures. However, she also explored using plexiglass, aluminum and steel in her art. Her work is considered fundamental to the history of Feminist art and has challenged the stereotype of the male sculptor, solidifying her place in art history. Shop a selection of Louise Nevelson pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Some 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Louise Nevelson used found wooden forms and made sculptures in steel, aluminum, plexiglass and other materials. Her artistic journey often featured wood, as she found it fascinating, but she added plastics and formica in the 1960s. In the 1970s she began to work on a gigantic scale with aluminum and steel. Shop a selection of Louise Nevelson pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.