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Louise Nevelson: career timeline

American · 1899–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 266 of 346 lots (77% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Louise Nevelson: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1930s1615$3.8kSign upDrawing
1940s55$12.1kSign upSculpture
1950s2320$1.6kSign upEtching
1960s5352$3.4kSign upScreenprint
1970s115106$6kSign upOther
1980s5248$6.9kSign upOther

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1930s 16 works

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15 of 16
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$6.6kSign up
Typical size
15 × 11 in (38 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (14), Other (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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1940s 5 works

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5 of 5
Median
$12.1kSign up
Average
$14.2kSign up
Typical size
16 × 15.5 in (41 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (3), Other (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
—

1950s 23 works

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20 of 23
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$14.2kSign up
Typical size
25 × 21.5 in (63 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Etching (15), Other (5), Aquatint (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Figures & portraits (3), Sunsets & night (1)
Show 11 more (1950s)

1960s 53 works

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52 of 53
Median
$3.4kSign up
Average
$20.9kSign up
Typical size
23 × 17.5 in (58 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (15), Other (14), Lithograph (8)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (9), Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 29 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 115 works

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106 of 115
Median
$6kSign up
Average
$36.2kSign up
Typical size
25 × 18 in (64 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Other (39), Aquatint (15), Print (other) (13)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (17), Landscapes (2), Rivers & marshes (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 91 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 52 works

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48 of 52
Median
$6.9kSign up
Average
$24.8kSign up
Typical size
33.5 × 20 in (85 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Other (21), Etching (8), Mixed media (7)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (6)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 28 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

78 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$24.8kSign up
Average
$24.8kSign up
Typical size
49.5 × 37.5 in (126 × 95 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 24 works

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20 of 24
Median
$2.4kSign up
Average
$7.1kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 19.5 in (37 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Other (11), Aquatint (5), Etching (3)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (2), Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 53 works

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44 of 53
Median
$9.1kSign up
Average
$20.3kSign up
Typical size
22 × 17.5 in (56 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (24), Aquatint (8), Other (8)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (5), Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 41 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Louise Nevelson auction results →