Abstract stacked black stone sculpture composed of four blocky forms balanced on a metal rod.

Sculpture

Moving-Static-Moving Figure

c. 1945

Medium
Painted terra-cotta, brass and steel
Dimensions
Overall (variable): 35 3/4 × 14 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (90.8 × 37.1 × 8.6 cm) Overall: 37 × 17 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (94 × 43.8 × 34.9 cm)
Accession number
69.159.15a-e
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): 35 3/4 × 14 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (90.8 × 37.1 × 8.6 cm) Overall: 37 × 17 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (94 × 43.8 × 34.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist 69.159.15a-e. ©Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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