Louise Nevelson

The Pace Gallery, New York
Harcus/Krakow Gallery, Boston
Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 1980

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are several minor areas of paint loss and flaking paint scattered throughout, most notably on front most wooden element in the middle which is slightly separating at the nail on the right side. Under close inspection, scattered surface scratches, inconsistencies to the wood and minor indentations are visible, all inherent to the found nature of the medium. Please note the auction begins at 9:30 am on November 17th.
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"In some ways, Louise Nevelson's newest and most astonishing achievements—her vast wooden walls—recall the iconoclastic innovations of the new American painting...In scale alone, the architectural magnitude of these forests of black boxes parallels the awesomely large paint expanses of Rothko, Still, or Newman, which similarly impose upon the spectator an engulfing sensuous environment."
Anita Berliawsky Weinstein in Laurie Wilson, Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow, London 2016, pp. 188-189