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LOUISE NEVELSON | Rain Forest Column IV

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Louise Nevelson
  • Rain Forest Column IV
  • wood painted black
  • 107 1/2 by 13 1/2 by 13 1/2 in. 273.5 by 31.8 by 31.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1959.

Provenance

The Pace Gallery, New York
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in October 1980

Exhibited

Tokyo, Minami Gallery, Louise Nevelson, February 1975, cat. no. 2, n.p., illustrated (incorrectly titled as Rain Forest Column IX)
Venice Biennale, La Biennale di Venezia 1976: Environment, Participation, Cultural Structures, 1976, p. 200 (incorrectly titled as Rain Forest Column IX
New York, Wildenstein & Co., Inc., Wood Sculpture and Collages by Louise Nevelson, May - June 1980

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. Under close inspection, there is very minor evidence of handling and wear to the edges, including scattered pinpoint areas of pigment loss visible throughout the sculpture as to be expected from a work of from this time period as well as minor inconsistencies including some minute losses to the wood throughout, which are inherent to the artist's chosen medium. As is to be expected for a work of this construction, a thin layer of dust has adhered to the work.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

"When I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all [...] You can be quiet and it contains the whole thing. There is no color that will give you the feeling of totality. Of peace. Of greatness. Of quietness. Of excitement. I have seen things that were transformed into black, that took on just greatness. I don’t know a lesser word [...].” Louise Nevelson