Dawn to Dusk
Louise Nevelson (Ukraine, 1893-1983). The Endless Column, 1969, 1985. Wood and found wooden objects, black paint, 128 1/8 x 59 x 11 1/8 (center), 110 x 22 x 9 1/8 (left), 115 x 21 1/2 x 5 1/4 (right) inches. The Farnsworth Museum, bequest of Nathan Berliawsky, 1980.35.30
Upcoming exhibition
February 13 – July 11, 2027
Located on the first floor of The Baker Museum
Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk traces the artist’s formative years to her emergence as a sculptor of international renown. The survey begins with her early studies at the Art Students League in New York and with Hans Hofmann in Munich, Germany, in 1931. It continues with her mature works in found and assembled wood, which established her as the “grande dame of contemporary sculpture.”
Between 1981 and 1985, Louise Nevelson donated 56 examples of her art to the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine. As a part of her 1985 gift, Nevelson donated a collection of jewelry she created for her own use. In keeping with her dramatic personal style and mode of dress, these unique pieces are each a complex small sculpture.
Spanning her career from 1929 to 1985, the exhibition includes early paintings and figurative sculptures in terra-cotta and bronze, later painted wood constructions and collages, cast paper reliefs, theater design work and examples of her unique handcrafted jewelry.
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Selected Works
Louise Nevelson (Ukraine, 1893-1983). Orfeo: Gold Throne I, Gold Throne II, Banner, installation view, 1984. The Farnsworth Museum, gift of Louise Nevelson, 1985.23.29-31
Louise Nevelson (Ukraine, 1893-1983). Martha Graham, c. 1950. Cast bronze, 8 x 17 7/8. The Farnsworth Museum, gift of Louise Nevelson, 1984.23.8
Louise Nevelson (Ukraine, 1893-1983). Dawn Column I, 1959. Wood and found wooden objects, white paint, 92 3/8 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. The Farnsworth Museum, museum purchase, 1979.8
Louise Nevelson (Ukraine, 1893-1983). Woman with a Red Scarf, c. 1947. Oil on board, 56 5/8 x 33 x 1 3/8 in. The Farnsworth Museum, bequest of Nathan Berliawsky, 1980.35.24
Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk is organized by Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, and is guest curated by Suzette McAvoy. Generous support provided by Art Bridges.