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Mirror Shadow XII

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

Mirror Shadow XII
Mirror Shadow XII
ArtistAmerican, born Russia, 1899–1988
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mirror Shadow XII
Date1985
MediumPainted wood
Dimensions83 × 71 × 21 1/2 in. (210.8 × 180.3 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Barry Weissler
Object number2017.383
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Pace Gallery, New York, 1985]; Private Collection; [Sotheby’s, New York, Sold May 12, 2016]; Barry Weissler Collection, New York; given to MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition History"Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson and Dorothy Hood," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2018–February 3, 2019.
Published References Closely related works are discussed in the following publications: Lisle, Laurie. Louise Nevelson: A Passionate Life (New York: Summit Books, 1990) Rapaport, Brook Kamin. The Sculpture of Louse Nevelson (New York: The Jewish Museum, 2007). Wilson, Laurie. Louise Nevelson: Iconography and Sources (New York: Garland Publishing, 1981).

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