The Magic Garden
1953/1955
Artist, American, born Russia (now Ukraine), 1899 - 1988

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching with engraving, aquatint, and softground in black on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 14.6 x 22.5 cm (5 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
sheet: 22.7 x 28.9 cm (8 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.) -
Accession
1996.117.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Baro 1974, no. 12
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
the artist, New York; Estate of Louise Nevelson, New York, 1988; (G. W. Einstein Company, New York); acquired 1996 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1974
Baro, Gene. Nevelson: The Prints. New York: Pace Editions, 1974, no. 12.
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: 1/20; lower center in graphite: "The Magic Garden"; lower right in graphite: Louise Nevelson; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: E102 D/4; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 70045.1LN
Markings
stamped lower right verso in blue ink: The Estate of Louise Nevelson
Wikidata ID
Q75398178