Live Auction 18982Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Featuring The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988)
Lot 148 The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel, sold to benefit the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation

Louise Nevelson (1899-1988)

Rain Forest Column X

Closed3 December 2020

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USD 212,500

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Louise Nevelson (1899-1988)
Rain Forest Column X
wood and metal painted black on painted metal base
overall: 107 ½ x 12 ¼ x 12 1/8 in. (271.8 x 29.8 x 32.7 cm.)
Executed in 1959.

Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1993

Specialist note

“When I fell in love with black it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all." -- Louise Nevelson