Lot 129
  • 129

Louise Nevelson

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Louise Nevelson
  • Moon Zag IX
  • signed

  • wood, painted black

  • 72 by 42 3/4 by 10 3/4 in. 182.8 by 108.6 by 27.3 cm.
  • Executed in 1979.

Provenance

The Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1980

Exhibited

New York, The Pace Gallery, Nevelson Wood Sculpture and Collages, May - June 1980, n.p., illustrated

Condition

This sculpture is in very good condition overall. There are some scattered losses in the lower section that appear to have been retouched. Two brush handles are slightly loose. All other elements appear to be stable and secure. There is a small 1 ½ inch area of craquelure in the upper right quadrant.
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