Lot 70
  • 70

Louise Nevelson

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Louise Nevelson
  • End of Day IX; End of Day XII [Two Works]
  • painted wood constructions, in artist's chosen frames
  • Each Framed: i. 34 3/8 by 18 3/4 by 3 in. 87.3 by 47.6 by 7.6 cm.; ii. 34 3/8 by 18 3/4 by 4 1/2 in. 87.3 by 47.6 by 11.4 cm.
  • Executed in 1972.

Provenance

The Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 2004, Lot 201
Private Collection, Canada (acquired from the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. All elements on both panels are stable and well-intact. There is evidence of light dust accumulation. Upon close inspection, there are minor scattered hairline surface scratches. Only visible under close inspection, there are a few very minor areas of unobtrusive stable craquelure and a couple areas of minor loss to the pigment on the left panel.
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