Louise NEVELSON
Louise Nevelson
Born in 1899 in Kiev (Russia), decaesed in 1988 in New York (USA)
She immigrated to Maine as a child from Ukraine.
Earned acclaim as part of the abstract expressionist movement by constructing crated assemblages full of found wooden items which were then grouped together into monochromatically-painted cubic structures.
Nevelson also cultivated her extravagant personal style which included long dresses, fake eye lashes, and impressive jewelry she made herself.
Caption:
Untitled, 1985-1986
Pendant – Painted wood & metal
15.2 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm
Coll. Diane Venet
