Lot 68
  • 68

Louise Nevelson

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Louise Nevelson
  • The Dark Ellipse
  • incised with the artist's signature and number 58/125 on a label inside the base
  • painted polyester resin
  • 17 1/2 by 6 1/4 by 6 1/4 in.
  • 44.5 by 15.8 by 15.8 cm
  • Executed in 1974, this work was published by Pace Editions Inc.

Provenance

Pace Editions Inc. New York
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Private Collection, Chicago
By descent to the present owner

Literature

Laurie Lisle, Nevelson: A Passionate Life, New York, 1990, p. 276

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are a few very minor scattered nicks where the black paint has come off. There are also faint handling marks on the base.
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