The Magic Garden

1953-1955

Louise Nevelson

Associated Names
Louise Nevelson

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

The image displays a mix of curving and jagged shapes with overlapping lines and forms creating an intricate composition. Shapes resembling large leaves or plant stems are on the left, while layered faces with geometric patterns are on the right. A circular form at the top could suggest a sun. The artwork features reds, greens, and blacks, hinting at a fantastical garden setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching with engraving, aquatint, and softground on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.6 x 22.5 cm (5 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 22 x 29.4 cm (8 11/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.88.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baro 1974, no. 12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Associated American Artists Gallery, New York); acquired 1990 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 116.

Bibliography

1974

  • Baro, Gene. Nevelson: The Prints. New York: Pace Editions, 1974, no. 12.

2016

  • Weyl, Christina. "Innovative Etchings: Louise Nevelson at Atelier 17" in American Women Artists, 1935-1970: Gender, Culture, and Politics, Helen Langa and Paula Wisotszki, eds. Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing, 2016, p. 137.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Artist Proof; lower center in graphite: "The Magic Garden"; lower right in graphite: Louise Nevelson; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: E102 J/1

Wikidata ID

Q74885348

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