Louise Nevelson
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Selected Works932

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Previous Sales 271

Bonhams
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) Black Cryptic XII, 1984 8 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 2 3/4 in (22.2 x 18.4 x 7 cm)
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) Black Cryptic XII, 1984 8 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 2 3/4 in (22.2 x 18.4 x 7 cm)
$28,000
Apr 2026
Bonhams
Diminishing Reflection VII 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 in (Executed in 1964. This work is unique)
Diminishing Reflection VII 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 in (Executed in 1964. This work is unique)
$9,500
Feb 2026
Bonhams
Untitled 29 7/8 x 19 3/4 in (75.9 x 50.2 cm) (Executed in 1982)
Untitled 29 7/8 x 19 3/4 in (75.9 x 50.2 cm) (Executed in 1982)
$8,000
Feb 2026
Bonhams
Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm Screenprint in colours, 1973, on wove paper, signed and numbered 46/300 in pencil, printed by Styria Studio Inc., with their and the artist's inkstamp verso, published by Experiments in Art and Technology, Inc., New York, the full sheet, housed within the original printed paper sleeve, unframedSheet 303 × 225mm (11 15/16 × 8 7/8in)
Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm Screenprint in colours, 1973, on wove paper, signed and numbered 46/300 in pencil, printed by Styria Studio Inc., with their and the artist's inkstamp verso, published by Experiments in Art and Technology, Inc., New York, the full sheet, housed within the original printed paper sleeve, unframedSheet 303 × 225mm (11 15/16 × 8 7/8in)
£900 ($1k USD)
Dec 2025
Bonhams
Day/Night XIV 44 1/8 x 47 3/4 x 6 5/8 in (112.1 x 121.3 x 16.8 cm) (Executed in 1973)
Day/Night XIV 44 1/8 x 47 3/4 x 6 5/8 in (112.1 x 121.3 x 16.8 cm) (Executed in 1973)
$54,000
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1983
$1,700
Jul 2025
Christie's
The Ancient Garden
The Ancient Garden
$2,520
Mar 2024
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1962
$14,000
Mar 2023
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1959
£60,480 ($80k USD)
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1979
Unknown
Aug 2022
Christie's
Sans titre
Sans titre, 1957
€75,000 ($83k USD)
Oct 2021
Christie's
Morning Haze
Morning Haze
$11,250
Apr 2019
Christie's
Series of an Unknown Cosmos XX
Series of an Unknown Cosmos XX, 1979
$30,000
Feb 2019
Christie's
Morning Haze
Morning Haze
$8,125
Feb 2019
Christie's
Night Leaf
Night Leaf
$3,750
Aug 2018
Christie's
The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining, 1984
$17,500
Sep 2016
Christie's
Sky Shadow from Lead Intaglio Series
Sky Shadow from Lead Intaglio Series
$1,500
Jul 2015
Christie's
Lead Intaglio
Lead Intaglio
$11,250
Feb 2015
Christie's
Untitled, from Aquatint and Collage
Untitled, from Aquatint and Collage
$2,125
Feb 2015
Christie's
Great Wall, from Lead Intaglio Series
Great Wall, from Lead Intaglio Series
$812
Jul 2013
Christie's
Expanding Reflections V
Expanding Reflections V, 1966
$10,000
Jul 2012
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1956
£46,850 ($62k USD)
Oct 2011
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1974
£5,019 ($7k USD)
Oct 2004
Christie's
Untitled (Female Nude)
Untitled (Female Nude)
$4,780
Sep 2004
Christie's
Untitled (Solitude)
Untitled (Solitude)
$1,997
Jun 2001

For Sale 19

RoGallery · Artsper
Paris Review
Paris Review
$2,000
Print
Contessa Gallery · Artsy
City - Space - Scape V
City - Space - Scape V, 1968
Price on request
Painted Wood and Formica
Slattery Gallery · Artsy
Sky Passage
Sky Passage, 1976
US$5,000
Black cast polyester resin and wood multiple
Studio Marconi 65 · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1980
For sale
Paint and wood on board
Studio Marconi 65 · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1985
For sale
Collage on wood
Thomas French Fine Art · 1stDibs
Animal Kingdom (Magnificent Jungle Cats)
Animal Kingdom (Magnificent Jungle Cats)
$5,500
RoGallery · 1stDibs
Paris Review, Abstract Black and White Screenprint by Louise Nevelson
Paris Review, Abstract Black and White Screenprint by Louise Nevelson
$1,450
Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
DaMats Fine Art Collaborative · 1stDibs
Untitled
Untitled
$8,000
Caviar20 · 1stDibs
Sky Gate I
Sky Gate I
$19,000
Caviar20 · 1stDibs
Tropical Leaf
Tropical Leaf
$8,750
Thomas French Fine Art · 1stDibs
Trees (Trees in Circle)
Trees (Trees in Circle)
$5,500
Lincoln Glenn · 1stDibs
"Abstract Figure with Face" Louise Nevelson, American Female, Anthropomorphic
"Abstract Figure with Face" Louise Nevelson, American Female, Anthropomorphic
$24,000
Lincoln Glenn · 1stDibs
"Female Nude" Louise Nevelson, Modernist, Elegant Flowing Forms, Sweeping Line
"Female Nude" Louise Nevelson, Modernist, Elegant Flowing Forms, Sweeping Line
$6,500
Caviar20 · 1stDibs
Solitude
Solitude
$5,250
Caviar20 · 1stDibs
Morning Haze
Morning Haze
$22,500
Rosenbaum Contemporary · 1stDibs
Signed and dated 76 "Untitled" wood and paper collage by artist Louise Nevelson
Signed and dated 76 "Untitled" wood and paper collage by artist Louise Nevelson
$90,000
Gutan Fine Art · 1stDibs
Louise Nevelson - Hand-Signed Silk-Screen on Hand-Made Paper, 1975
Louise Nevelson - Hand-Signed Silk-Screen on Hand-Made Paper, 1975
$7,126
Gutan Fine Art · 1stDibs
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) - Screen printing on paper - 1968
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) - Screen printing on paper - 1968
$1,903
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Louise Nevelson - early horse drawing, signed and inscribed to Robert Indiana
Louise Nevelson - early horse drawing, signed and inscribed to Robert Indiana
$38,500
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Market1,726 auction results

trending_upWorks on paper Range
$1.1K – $82.5K
43 of 55 works on paper lots with prices
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$11.4K
Object-type specific
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$7.6K
43 priced works on paper lots
calendar_todayLast Works on paper Sale
Jul 2025 · $3.5K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Works on paper: $7.6K medianSculpture/objects: $10.2K medianPaintings: $17.8K medianUnclassified lots: $46.4K medianEditioned prints: $1.2K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.4K medianEditioned objects: $1.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.7K median
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Prizes & Awards1

Logan Medal of the Arts
Winner 1960
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Education2

Art Students League New York
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Publications4

Monograph 1

Art is Life
Thames & Hudson · 2016

Exhibition Catalog 2

Louise Nevelson Author
Skira · 2020
The sculpture of Louise Nevelson Author
Yale University Press · 2007

Survey 1

The Art Book (Mini Format)
Phaidon Press · 2024
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions23

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#4 Pace

Louise Nevelson: Shadow Dance

Louise Nevelson

Jan 17, 2025 — Mar 1, 2025

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#592 Galerie Michael Haas

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Louise Nevelson

Jun 7, 2024 — Aug 23, 2024

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#299 Locks Gallery

Louise Nevelson House of Nevelson

Louise Nevelson

May 3, 2024 — Jun 28, 2024

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#457 galerie gmurzynska

Louise Nevelson: The Way I Think is Collage

Louise Nevelson

595 Madison Ave 6 Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Jul 19, 2023 — Oct 17, 2023

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Farnsworth Art Museum

Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk

Louise Nevelson

16 Museum St, Rockland, ME 04841, USA

Feb 11, 2023 — Sep 29, 2024

Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk February 11, 2023 – September 29, 2024

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Norton Simon Museum

Ink, Paper, Stone: Six Women Artists and the Language of Lithography

Ruth Asawa, Eleanore Mikus, Louise Nevelson, Irene Siegel, Hedda Sterne

411 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA

Oct 14, 2022 — Feb 13, 2023

Ruth Asawa, Gego, Eleanore Mikus, Louise Nevelson, Irene Siegel, Hedda Sterne — October 14, 2022 – February 13, 2023

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#457 galerie gmurzynska

Louise Nevelson: True strength is delicate

Louise Nevelson

5757 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016, United States

Sep 28, 2021 — Dec 27, 2021

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#173 Lévy Gorvy Dayan

Louise Nevelson: Total Life

Louise Nevelson

19 E 64th St, New York, NY 10065, United States

Jun 24, 2021 — Aug 20, 2021

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#4 Pace

Louise Nevelson Three Collages

Louise Nevelson

Dec 9, 2020 — Dec 30, 2020

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#299 Locks Gallery

Louise Nevelson Collages

Louise Nevelson

Nov 3, 2017 — Dec 30, 2017

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Rose Art Museum

Reflections: Louise Nevelson, 1967

Louise Nevelson

415 South St, Waltham, MA 02453, USA

Jan 1, 2017

Louise Nevelson — 2017

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Huntington Museum of Art

Macy’s Presents: WWW.PAPER (Women Working with Paper)

Maria Sibylla Merian, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Käthe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Sonia Delaunay, Berenice Abbott, Blanche Lazzell, Louise Nevelson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Marcia Marx, Lee Bontecou, Yvonne Jacquette, Helen Frankenthaler, Kiki Smith, Miriam Schapiro, Ida Kohlmeyer, Lesley Dill, Maggie Taylor, Janet Fish, Lynda Benglis, Alison Saar, Joan Mitchell, Carrie Mae Weems, Sandy Skoglund, Sook Jin Jo

2033 McCoy Rd, Huntington, WV 25701, USA

Feb 28, 2015 — Jun 14, 2015

Maria Sibylla Merian, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Käthe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Sonia Delaunay, Berenice Abbott, Blanche Lazzell, Louise Nevelson, Gloria Vanderbi...

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#299 Locks Gallery

Louise Nevelson Sculpture and Collage

Louise Nevelson

Mar 2, 2012 — Apr 13, 2012

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#457 galerie gmurzynska

Louise Nevelson St. Moritz Art Masters

Louise Nevelson

595 Madison Ave 6 Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Jul 1, 2010 — Sep 29, 2010

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#457 galerie gmurzynska

Louise Nevelson Sculptures & Collages

Louise Nevelson

595 Madison Ave 6 Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Jun 1, 2007 — Aug 30, 2007

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#1,476 McClain Gallery

LOUISE NEVELSON Sculpture and Collage

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2242 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098, USA

May 3, 2007 — Jun 10, 2007

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#103 Gray

Louise Nevelson Sculpture

Louise Nevelson

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

Apr 5, 1997 — May 31, 1997

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#457 galerie gmurzynska

Louise Nevelson Silent Music

Louise Nevelson

595 Madison Ave 6 Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Nov 11, 1995 — Feb 3, 1996

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#103 Gray

In Retrospect

Louise Nevelson

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

Sep 23, 1989 — Dec 22, 1989

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#103 Gray

New Sculptures and Reliefs

Louise Nevelson

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

Apr 17, 1982 — May 17, 1982

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#103 Gray

Louise Nevelson Recent Collages

Louise Nevelson

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

May 10, 1980 — Jun 7, 1980

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#103 Gray

Works of 1959 - 1963

Louise Nevelson

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

Dec 14, 1971 — Jan 14, 1972

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Whitney Museum of American Art

Collection View: Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson

99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Aug 10, 2025

Louise Nevelson — Apr 9 – Aug 10, 2025

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Art Fair Appearances15

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Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2026
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2025
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2023
TEFAF New York — New York
2023
Miart — Milan
2019
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2019
The Armory Show — New York
2019
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2019
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2018
Miart — Milan
2017
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2015
The Armory Show — New York
2014
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Sea of Ink, Forest of Pens: The Art of the Qurʾan in the Hossein Afshar Collection
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