Abstract black stone sculpture of stacked geometric forms balancing on a black base atop a white pedestal.

Sculpture

Moving-Static-Moving Figure

c. 1945

Medium
Painted terra-cotta, brass and steel
Dimensions
Overall (variable): 13 1/8 × 6 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (33.3 × 16.8 × 14.6 cm) Overall (with base): 14 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (36.8 × 21 × 19.1 cm)
Accession number
69.159.10a-b
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): 13 1/8 × 6 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (33.3 × 16.8 × 14.6 cm) Overall (with base): 14 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (36.8 × 21 × 19.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist 69.159.10a-b. ©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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