A dark geometric sculpture of stacked blocks resembling a standing figure with a faint carved face.

Sculpture

Moving-Static-Moving Figure

c. 1945

Medium
Painted terra-cotta
Dimensions
Overall: 25 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (64.1 × 24.8 × 16.8 cm) Overall (with base): 27 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (69.9 × 29.8 × 19.4 cm)
Accession number
69.159.9
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, overall: 25 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (64.1 × 24.8 × 16.8 cm) Overall (with base): 27 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (69.9 × 29.8 × 19.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist 69.159.9. ©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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