Costantino Nivola

Deus
1953

A vertical rectangular relief sculpture with abstract and geometric designs embedded in a concrete-like material, framed with a thin wooden border. The top section features a large rectangle with a smaller square and a protruding tab. Below, there are three distinct sections with raised shapes resembling a couch with circular patterns, an oval object with dotted texture, and a figure with a triangular head and simplistic body. The overall appearance is minimalist and modernist, with a monochromatic color scheme.

A vertical rectangular relief sculpture with abstract and geometric designs embedded in a concrete-like material, framed with a thin wooden border. The top section features a large rectangle with a smaller square and a protruding tab. Below, there are three distinct sections with raised shapes resembling a couch with circular patterns, an oval object with dotted texture, and a figure with a triangular head and simplistic body. The overall appearance is minimalist and modernist, with a monochromatic color scheme.

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Date
1953

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Sandcast plaster

Dimensions
Overall: 66 1/2 × 36 × 3 1/4in. (168.9 × 91.4 × 8.3 cm)

Accession number
55.12

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Costantino Nivola
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