Louise Nevelson

Large Cryptic II

1969

A black box with its lid open, covered in various geometric shapes and patterns on all sides.
A black box with its lid open, covered in various geometric shapes and patterns on all sides.

Louise Nevelson, Large Cryptic II, 1969. Painted wood with metal hinges, overall: 14 1/8 × 14 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (35.9 × 37.8 × 28.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Pace Gallery 70.1577a-b. © Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recto

Not on view

Date
1969

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted wood with metal hinges

Dimensions
Overall: 14 1/8 × 14 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (35.9 × 37.8 × 28.3 cm)

Accession number
70.1577a-b

Credit line
Gift of The Pace Gallery

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

API
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