Dark abstract stone sculpture with a carved face on top layered over a geometric base.

Sculpture

Moving-Static-Moving Figure

c. 1945

Medium
Painted terra-cotta, brass, and steel
Dimensions
Overall (variable): 23 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (59.1 × 32.1 × 21 cm) Overall (with base): 24 1/2 × 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (62.2 × 32.1 × 24.1 cm)
Accession number
69.159.7a-c
Acquired
1969
Credit line
Gift of the artist
Reproduction credit
©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Department
collection

About this work

Louise Nevelson, Moving-Static-Moving Figure, c. 1945. Painted terra-cotta, brass, and steel, overall (variable): 23 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (59.1 × 32.1 × 21 cm) Overall (with base): 24 1/2 × 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (62.2 × 32.1 × 24.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist 69.159.7a-c. ©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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