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Louise Nevelson — incised with the artist's signature "NEVELSON" upper center
Louise Nevelson

incised with the artist's signature "NEVELSON" upper center

1959

Louise Nevelson's 1959 work is a monumental assemblage of painted wood elements signed by the artist in the upper center. The sculpture exemplifies Nevelson's signature approach of transforming found wooden objects into cohesive abstract compositions.

Medium
painted wood

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session

November 15, 2017

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Louise Nevelson, incised with the artist's signature "NEVELSON" upper center, 1959

Louise Nevelson's 1959 work is a monumental assemblage of painted wood elements signed by the artist in the upper center. The sculpture exemplifies Nevelson's signature approach of transforming found wooden objects into cohesive abstract compositions.

Medium
painted wood
Year
1959
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Monochrome, Assemblage, Painted Wood, Bold, American, Wood Sculpture, Modern, Mid-Century, Abstract

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Collected by

Jonathan Murray, Alex Capecelatro, Gigi Rutkowski