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Cryptic XV

Abstract sculpture of various wooden shapes painted black and stacked together.
© 2018 Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • Abstract sculpture of various wooden shapes painted black and stacked together.

Date:

1966

Artist:

Louise Nevelson
American, born Russia, 1899-1988

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Louise Nevelson

Title

Cryptic XV

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1966

Medium

Painted wood

Dimensions

20.3 × 20.3 × 16.2 cm (8 × 8 × 6 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf

Reference Number

1973.781

Copyright

© 2018 Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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