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Rain Forest: Night Presence III

Rain Forest: Night Presence III

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Louise Nevelson

Artist
Louise Nevelson
(American, b. Ukraine, 1899 – 1988)
Title
Rain Forest: Night Presence III
Date
1967
Medium
Wood, paint and metal
Dimensions
52 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. Overall
Credit
Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
Accession No.
1992.235a-b
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
United States

Related

By 26 October 1969 [1], sold by The Pace Gallery (New York, NY) to Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN and Washington, DC); 1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [1] The object file does not include a record of purchase, but contains correspondence, dated 26 October 1969, from The Pace Gallery to Alexander Hollaender, referring to this work as the Hollaenders’ possession.

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 108, no. 130
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, 1990. no. 134

  • Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970
  • Homage to the World: 105 Pieces, Rose Art Museum: Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 5/24/1967–7/2/1967
  • Louise Nevelson: Whitney Museum of American Art, 3/8/1967–4/30/1967

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