Artist
Louise Nevelson (American, born Russia, 1899–1988)American, born Russia, 1899–1988
Publisher
Pace Editions, Inc.(New York)
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Great Wall
Date1970
MediumAssemblage of embossed lead foil mounted on wove paper, edition 55/150
DimensionsSheet: 29 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (74.9 x 62.9 cm)
Frame (outer): 31 1/4 x 26 1/4 x 2 in. (79.4 x 66.7 x 5.1 cm)
Frame (outer): 31 1/4 x 26 1/4 x 2 in. (79.4 x 66.7 x 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sue Rowan Pittman
Object number91.1881
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition History"Pasted Papers: The Art of Collage," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 1–May 15, 2011.
"Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson and Dorothy Hood," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2018–February 3, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, bottom right: Louise Nevelson-70
Recto: inscribed in graphite, below plate, center bottom edge: The Great Wall
Recto: inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom left: 55/150
Recto: inscribed in graphite, below plate, center bottom edge: The Great Wall
Recto: inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom left: 55/150
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, bottom right: Louise Nevelson-70
Watermark, right edge: [Fabriano symbol]5 FABRIANO COTTON
Catalogue raisonnéB.109
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