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Untitled

By: Louise Nevelson
Date: 1975
Medium: Installation view (Painted wood)
Size: 44 x 88 in.
Location: National Gallery of Art

A late work, Untitled resembles Nevelson’s classic, earlier work in that it consists largely of found pieces of black-painted wood that fit tightly within boxlike containers. Here, Nevelson incorporated large forms and open rhythms that contrast deliberately with the packed, labyrinthine quality visible in much of her other work. Her unique process transformed everyday materials into compositions that transcended space and altered the viewer’s perception.