Louise Nevelson, Present Universe III, 1985. Painted wood and plywood, overall: 81 1/4 × 37 × 22 in. (206.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Art Foundation 96.234.3a-b. ©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Not on view
Date
1985
Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Painted wood and plywood
Dimensions
Overall: 81 1/4 × 37 × 22 in. (206.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm)
Accession number
96.234.3a-b
Credit line
Gift of The American Art Foundation
Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Exhibitions
Installation photography
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Installation view of Collection View: Louise Nevelson (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9-August 20, 2025). From left to right: Black Chord, 1964; Dream House XXIII, 1972; Rain Forest Column XXIII, 1964–67; Rain Forest Column VII, 1962–64; Rain Forest Column XII, 1967; Present Universe III, 1985. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz
From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson
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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
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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
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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. © 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Ron Amstutz
From the exhibition Collection View: Louise Nevelson