Louise Nevelson

Moving-Static-Moving Figure
c. 1945

A modern sculpture composed of stacked, irregularly shaped stones in varying sizes, displayed on a white pedestal against a light background. The top stone features etched geometric shapes resembling a face.
A modern sculpture composed of stacked, irregularly shaped stones in varying sizes, displayed on a white pedestal against a light background. The top stone features etched geometric shapes resembling a face.

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Date
c. 1945

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted terra-cotta, brass tubing and steel tubing

Dimensions
Overall (variable): 35 3/4 × 14 5/8 × 3 3/8in. (90.8 × 37.1 × 8.6 cm) Overall: 37 × 17 1/4 × 13 3/4in. (94 × 43.8 × 34.9 cm)

Accession number
69.159.15a-e

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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