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Ancient Garden (Night Garden)

1953–55

Louise Nevelson

(American, born Russian Empire [now Ukraine], 1900–1988)
Culture
America
Medium
etching, hand-colored with crayon
Measurements
Platemark: 37.1 x 45.1 cm (14 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1996.275
Catalogue raisonné
Johnson 18
Copyright
© Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

During the late 1940s, Nevelson made trips to Mexico, as well as to Central and South America, where she was enthralled by elaborately carved pre-Columbian temples amid overgrown jungle landscapes. These inspired a series of prints with murky textures and mysterious forms that she later executed at Atelier 17 in New York. This impression of Ancient Garden is extremely rare in the artist’s use of hand coloring, including purple, green, yellow, and brown crayon.

Ancient Garden (Night Garden)

1953–55

Louise Nevelson

(American, born Russian Empire [now Ukraine], 1900–1988)
America

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