Louise Nevelson

Moving-Static-Moving Figures

c. 1945

Not on view

102 works in the collection
34 exhibitions

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Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted terra-cotta

Dimensions
Dimensions variable

Accession number
69.159.1-15

Credit line
Gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York

API
artworks/5577

Has image On view

Series

15 works

Installation photography

Installation view of Collection View: Louise Nevelson (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9-August 20, 2025). From left to right: Young Shadows, 1959–60; Black Majesty, 1955; Moving-Static-Moving Figures, c. 1945; Moon Gardenscape No. XIV, 1969–77; Illumination––Dark, 1961. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson
Installation view of Collection View: Louise Nevelson (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9-August 20, 2025). From left to right: Moving-Static-Moving Figures, c. 1945; Illumination––Dark, 1961; Black Chord, 1964; Dream House XXIII, 1972. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson
Installation view of Collection View: Louise Nevelson (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9-August 20, 2025). From left to right: Illumination––Dark, 1961; Black Chord, 1964; Moving-Static-Moving Figures, c. 1945; Black Majesty, 1955. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson
Installation view of Collection View: Louise Nevelson (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9-August 20, 2025). From left to right: Present Universe III, 1985; Rain Forest Column XII, 1967; Rain Forest Column VII, 1962–64; Rain Forest Column XXIII, 1964–67; Dream House XXIII, 1972; Moving-Static-Moving Figures, c. 1945. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson
Installation view of Collection View: Louise Nevelson (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9-August 20, 2025). From left to right: Present Universe III, 1985; Rain Forest Column XII, 1967; Rain Forest Column VII, 1962–64; Rain Forest Column XXIII, 1964–67; Dream House XXIII, 1972; Moving-Static-Moving Figures, c. 1945; Young Shadows, 1959–60; Moon Gardenscape No. XIV, 1969–77; Black Majesty, 1955. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson
Installation view of Collection View: Louise Nevelson (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9-August 20, 2025). From left to right: Moving-Static-Moving Figures, c. 1945; Young Shadows, 1959–60. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz

From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson