LOUISE NEVELSON BEYOND THE SURFACE
MILAN SELLING EXHIBITION 11 APRIL– 30 JUNE
PHILLIPS MILAN
VIA LANZONE, 2, 20123
MILANO MI, ITALY
LOUISE NEVELSON
BEYOND THE SURFACE
MILAN SELLING EXHIBITION
11 APRIL– 30 JUNE
PhillipsX is pleased to present Louise Nevelson. Beyond the Surface, a selling exhibition celebrating the legacy of acclaimed American Sculptor Louise Nevelson (1899–1988), a trailblazing figure and one of the most influential American sculptors of the 20th century. Nevelson first traveled to Italy in the 1930s, igniting a lasting bond with the country and a special connection with Milan, where she showcased her work for the first time in 1973.
This exhibition commemorates 51 years since Nevelson’s inaugural show in Milan, and notably follows two years after significant tributes to the artist that occurred at the 2022 Venice Biennale: Cecilia Alemani’s inclusion of one of Nevelson’s iconic monoliths in The Milk of Dreams, and solo exhibition Louise Nevelson. Persistence, a dedicated exhibition honouring the artist. Born in Kyiv to Jewish parents, Nevelson’s family immigrated to the US and eventually the artist settled in New York where she forged her own path to success, defying the odds in the predominantly male-dominated art world of the 20th century.
Nevelson crafted her distinctive monochromatic wooden assemblages, collages, and sculptures by using found materials, including wooden discards such as dismantled chairs and table legs salvaged from the streets of New York City. Nevelson’s work has been acquired by prestigious international institutions including Tate Gallery in London, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. This exhibition features fifteen significant pieces created by the artist between the 1960s and the 1980s, including her iconic and distinctive monumental black assemblages.
VIEWING
11 APRIL – 30 JUNE
MONDAY – FRIDAY, 10AM–6PM
SATURDAY – SUNDAY
BY APPOINTMENT
SALES INQUIRIES
CAROLINA LANFRANCHI
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST, REGIONAL DIRECTOR
CLANFRANCHI@PHILLIPS.COM
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1.
Untitled signed ‘Louise Nevelson’ on the reverse cardboard, paint and wood collage on board
51.4 x 40.7 cm (20 1/4 x 16 in.)
Executed in 1960.
Price Upon Request
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Executed in 1962.
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LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
2. LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988 Untitled signed and dated ‘Nevelson - 62’ lower right; further signed ‘LOUISE NEVELSON’ on the reverse cardboard, spray paint, paint and wood collage on board 91.5 x 60.8 cm (36 x 23 7/8 in.)
3.
Untitled signed and dated ‘Louise Nevelson - 70’ lower right; further signed ‘Louise Nevelson’ on the reverse cardboard and paper collage on board
50.8 x 40.5 cm (20 x 15 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1970.
Price Upon Request
4.
Untitled
each collage element signed and dated (i) ‘Louise Nevelson - 64’; (ii) ‘Louise Nevelson - 68’; and (iii-iv) ‘Louise Nevelson - 76’ respectively lower right; further signed ‘LOUISE NEVELSON’ on the reverse cardboard, spray paint, paint and paper collage on board
88.8 x 60.6 cm (34 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1964–76.
Price Upon Request
LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
5.
Night Blossom
inscribed with the artist’s initials and numbered ‘LN 74/100’ on the reverse painted wood multiple
33.5 x 29.5 x 6 cm (13 1/4 x 11 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Executed in 1973, this work is number 74 from an edition of 100, published by Studio Marconi, Milan.
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Executed circa 1985.
Price Upon Request
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LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
6.
Untitled painted wood base 114 x 44 x 39.7 cm (44 7/8 x 17 3/8 x 15 5/8 in.) overall 211 x 94 x 79 cm (83 1/8 x 37 x 31 1/8 in.)
97 x 225 x 33 cm (38 1/4 x 88 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.) Executed circa 1976.
LOUISE
7.
NEVELSON 1899-1988 Untitled painted wood
LOUISE NEVELSON
Untitled
wood
7/8 in.)
Price Upon Request 8.
1899-1988
painted
212 x 91 cm (83 1/2 x 35
Executed circa 1976. Price Upon Request
9.
LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
Untitled painted wood
203.2 x 101.6 cm (80 x 40 in.)
Executed circa 1976.
Price Upon Request
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10.
LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
Untitled painted wood
124.7 x 246.9 x 48 cm (49 1/8 x 97 1/4 x 18 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1976–78.
Price Upon Request
Executed in 1976.
Price Upon Request 12.
LOUISE
11.
NEVELSON 1899-1988 Untitled signed and dated ‘Louise Nevelson - 76’ lower right; further signed ‘Louise Nevelson’ on the reverse cardboard, metal foil and paper collage on board 55.7 x 45.8 cm (21 7/8 x 18 in.)
LOUISE
1899-1988
NEVELSON
Untitled signed and dated ‘Louise Nevelson - 80’ lower right; further signed ‘Louise Nevelson’ on the reverse wood collage on board 56 x 45.5 cm (22 x 17 7/8 in.) Executed in 1980. Price Upon Request
Untitled
signed and dated ‘Nevelson - 81’ lower right; further signed ‘LOUISE NEVELSON’ on the reverse
cardboard, sandpaper and wood collage on board
76.5 x 50.6 cm (30 1/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1981.
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Untitled
signed and dated ‘Nevelson - 82’ lower right
cardboard, spray paint, paint, sandpaper and wood collage on board
101.5 x 81.3 cm (39 7/8 x 32 in.)
Executed in 1982.
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13. LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988 14. LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
15.
LOUISE NEVELSON 1899-1988
Winter Chord
painted wood multiple
37 x 24 x 5 cm (14 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1974, this work is number 98 from an edition of 100, published by Studio Marconi, Milan.
Price Upon Request