Ancient Secrets

1964

Louise Nevelson

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

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NGA, East Building, EG-101, N


Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pace Gallery, New York); purchased October 1968 as a gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

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Exhibition History

1971

  • Depth and Presence, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 3-30 May 1971.

1974

  • Contemporary Religious Imagery in American Art, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, 28 February - 28 March 1974.

1975

  • 15 American Artists from the Corcoran: An Exhibition of American 20th Century Works from the Permanent Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, London Art Gallery, Ontario, 4 April - 6 May 1975, no. 12, repro.

  • Sculpture: American Directions, 1945-1975, National Collection of Fine Arts (now Smithsonian American Art Museum), Washington; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, New Orleans Museum of Art, 3 October 1975 - 16 May 1976.

1982

  • Modern Sculpture from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, Summer 1982.

1986

  • Friends of the Corcoran 25th Anniversary Exhibition: Selections from Acquisitions by the Friends of the Corcoran, 1961-1985, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 14-30 March 1986, unnumbered checklist.

Wikidata ID

Q63864243


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