Caviar20 is excited to be offering this evocative print by the inimitable Louise Nevelson ( 1899-1988) - one of the most revered and unique sculptors of the 20th century.
Nevelson is renowned for her complex and distinctive artworks regardless of medium. She was an active printmaker, experimenting with different techniques and approaches while working with some of the best print-making studios in the United States and Italy.
While Nevelson's sculptures were almost entirely black (with a handful of excursions into gold or white), her prints included color. This engaging work is grounded by a flat, back shape in its background, but enlivened by color fragments above it.
The layered collaged and printed elements come together in a characteristic assemblage of abstract forms, creating an architectural rhythm that feels both intimate and expansive. The mixed textures and tonal contrasts create a composition that has a sculptural presence. Interestingly it recalls some of Robert Motherwell's prints and collages from the late 1970's and 1980's.
Her use of actual cardboard alongside a printed cardboard-like surface is a powerful reminder of how inventive Nevelson was as a printmaker. As with many of her editioned works, Nevelson suggests a uniquely assembled artwork, despite being a multiple.
This work has an incredible surface texture (that isn't necessarily apparent in the photos), lending the piece a remarkable sense of tactility that echoes Nevelson's three-dimensional constructions.
Over the last few years, there has been tremendous momentum in both interest and appreciation of Nevelson's work. In May 2021, a new auction record of $1.35 million was set for one of her iconic white constructions. This result is still a bargain considering the auction records of male contemporaries such as John Chamberlain ($4.7 million) or Joseph Cornell ($7.7 million).
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
Untitled (a.k.a. Solitude)
USA, 1986
Screenprint in colors with found paper and cardboard collage on wove paper
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, with printer's blindstamp, lower edge
From an edition of 125
Published by Pace Editions, New York, for the Bella Abzug senate campaign
41"H 28.25"W (sheet)
43.75"H 31.25"W (framed)
Very good condition
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