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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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