Abstract dark stone-like sculpture of three stacked blocks with carved lines on a white pedestal.

Sculpture

Moving-Static-Moving Figure

c. 1945

Medium
Painted terra-cotta, brass and steel
Dimensions
Overall (variable): 18 1/4 × 15 × 10 3/4 in. (46.4 × 38.1 × 27.3 cm) Overall (with base): 19 7/8 × 18 7/8 × 13 3/8 in. (50.5 × 47.9 × 34 cm)
Accession number
69.159.11a-d
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): 18 1/4 × 15 × 10 3/4 in. (46.4 × 38.1 × 27.3 cm) Overall (with base): 19 7/8 × 18 7/8 × 13 3/8 in. (50.5 × 47.9 × 34 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist 69.159.11a-d. ©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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