Louise Nevelson

For Dance Design
1937

Pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a stylized figure in a flowing dress with abstract elements, accompanied by a similarly stylized goat to the left. The figure appears to be in motion, with dynamic lines suggesting movement. The artist's signature and the year 1937 are visible in the lower right corner, along with the title "In Dance Design."

Pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a stylized figure in a flowing dress with abstract elements, accompanied by a similarly stylized goat to the left. The figure appears to be in motion, with dynamic lines suggesting movement. The artist's signature and the year 1937 are visible in the lower right corner, along with the title "In Dance Design."

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Date
1937

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 15 7/8in. (26.8 × 40.3 cm)

Accession number
69.233

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

API
artworks/945

Exhibitions

The Face in the Moon: Drawings and Prints by Louise Nevelson

July 20–Oct 8, 2018

Louise Nevelson
101 works in the collection

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