Louise Nevelson

Moving-Static-Moving Figure
c. 1945

A modern abstract sculpture displayed on a white pedestal. The sculpture features a stylized figure with a prominent, elongated head that extends horizontally, carved with linear details suggesting facial features. The body is simplified with rounded forms and etched lines, all rendered in a dark, monochromatic tone.
A modern abstract sculpture displayed on a white pedestal. The sculpture features a stylized figure with a prominent, elongated head that extends horizontally, carved with linear details suggesting facial features. The body is simplified with rounded forms and etched lines, all rendered in a dark, monochromatic tone.

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Date
c. 1945

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted terra-cotta, brass tubing and steel tubing

Dimensions
Overall (variable): 19 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 4in., 26.3lb. (49.5 × 39.1 × 10.2 cm, 11.9kg) Overall (with base): 20 5/8 × 17 3/8 × 7 1/2in., 26.3lb. (52.4 × 44.1 × 19.1 cm, 11.9kg)

Accession number
69.159.6a-b

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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