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Untitled

1972

Louise Nevelson

Associated Names

Louise Nevelson

Artist, American, born Russia (now Ukraine), 1899 - 1988

The image displays rectangular and torn shapes arranged in an abstract composition. Layers of color include a black band bordered by lighter tones of beige and grey. Torn pieces of brown and tan paper are positioned vertically near the center, resembling a fragmented collage. The interplay of shapes and tearing creates an abstract visual hinting at aged and forgotten objects.

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Artwork overview

Medium

collage on paperboard
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)
Dimensions

sheet: 71.12 × 56.2 cm (28 × 22 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3396

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Nevelson

Wikidata ID

Q64594040

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