Louise Nevelson

Moving-Static-Moving Figure
c. 1945

Two abstract, textured sculptures resembling irregularly shaped columns or towers, one taller than the other, displayed on a sleek black base which is situated on a white pedestal against a neutral background.
Two abstract, textured sculptures resembling irregularly shaped columns or towers, one taller than the other, displayed on a sleek black base which is situated on a white pedestal against a neutral background.

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Date
c. 1945

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted terra-cotta

Dimensions
Overall: 19 × 20 3/4 × 2 1/16in. (48.3 × 52.7 × 5.2 cm) Overall (with base): 22 × 28 × 10in. (55.9 × 71.1 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
69.159.3

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

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

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Louise Nevelson
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