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The Archaic Figure (Goddess from the Great Beyond)

1952

Louise Nevelson (American, 1899–1988)

2016.280

Not currently on view

inkpaperetching

Artwork Details

ArtistCreation Date
1952
Materials
ink on cream laid paper, etching and aquatint
Object Types
prints, etchings, aquatints
Dimensions

13-3/4 x 7-7/8 in. (image) 16-1/2 x 10-5/8 in. (sheet)

Mark Description

Inscribed in pencil below image, lower left: 1/20 Inscribed in pencil below image, lower center: "The Archaic Figure" Signed in pencil below image, lower right: Louise Nevelson | To my dear friend Helena

Accession Number
2016.280
Credit Line

Gift of Joan and Walter Wolf

Copyright
© 2025 Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Collection

Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Color Palette

From the artist to Helena Simkovitch.{1} (Thomas French Fine Art, Fairlawn, Ohio); purchased by Walter Wolf, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2016. {1}Signed: Louise Nevelson | To my dear friend Helena


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