Louise Nevelson

Moving-Static-Moving Figure
c. 1945

A modern, abstract sculpture composed of geometric shapes stacked vertically, resembling a simplified human figure. The sculpture is monochromatic, textured, and appears to be made of stone or a similar material, displayed on a black pedestal which is placed on a white platform against a light background.
A modern, abstract sculpture composed of geometric shapes stacked vertically, resembling a simplified human figure. The sculpture is monochromatic, textured, and appears to be made of stone or a similar material, displayed on a black pedestal which is placed on a white platform against a light background.

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Date
c. 1945

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted terra-cotta, brass tubing and steel tubing

Dimensions
Overall: 29 1/8 × 11 1/4 × 10in. (74 × 28.6 × 25.4 cm) Overall (with base): 33 × 11 5/8 × 11 15/16in. (83.8 × 29.5 × 30.3 cm)

Accession number
69.159.5a-c

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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