Sep 19, 2024 - Sale 2678

Sale 2678 - Lot 93

Price Realized: $ 1,062
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
LOUISE NEVELSON (1899-1988)
Two studies of nude models.

i) Seated Nude on a Sofa. Pen and ink on cream wove paper, circa 1930. 354x581 mm; 14x22⅞ inches. Signed in pencil, lower right.

ii) Standing Nude. Pencil on cream wove paper, circa 1930. 455x220 mm; 18x8¾ inches. Signed in pencil, lower left.

Provenance
Albert Argentieri, New Jersey, friend of the artist.
Thence by descent to current owner, New Jersey.

Additional Details

During the 1950's and 1960's, Albert Argentieri, a photographer and artist, lived near Louise Nevelson and her assistant, Ted Haseltine, his dear friend. Albert photographed Louise, her artworks and sculptures. When staying in New Jersey, both Albert and Ted would collect wooden pieces from abandoned buildings and other locations for Nevelson to use in her sculptures.