Louise Nevelson
American · 1899–1988 · Painter, Printmaker
Louise Nevelson was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in Pereiaslav in the Poltava Governorate of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Rain Forest Column XXIPhillips · $630,000≈ £507,165≈ €598,575Sign up to see
Dawn's Landscape XLIVPhillips · $514,000≈ £396,452≈ €462,355Sign up to see
Dawn's Landscape XXIXPhillips · $504,000≈ £423,458≈ €484,057Sign up to see
Louise Nevelson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
15 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 77 | 67 | 87% | $83.8kSign up | $30.5kSign up | $630kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 5 | 83% | $41.7kSign up | $31kSign up | $89.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 2 | 67% | $8.5kSign up | $8.5kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 19 | 15 | 79% | $15.9kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $34.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 35 | 33 | 94% | $6.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $22.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 16 | 89% | $3.7kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 134 | 130 | 97% | $3.2kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $27.7kSign up |
| Etching | 37 | 37 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $21.6kSign up |
| Aquatint | 23 | 22 | 96% | $1.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 13 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 25 | 24 | 96% | $1.6kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 2 | 100% | $12kSign up | $12kSign up | $19.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 18 | 17 | 94% | $3.8kSign up | $4kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Multiple | 16 | 15 | 94% | $10kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $27.7kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 2 | 100% | $659Sign up | $659Sign up | $704Sign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $659Sign up | $659Sign up | $704Sign up |
| Sculpture | 45 | 45 | 100% | $20.9kSign up | $12kSign up | $230kSign up |
| Other | 38 | 37 | 97% | $14.5kSign up | $6.8kSign up | $108kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 46 | 44 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 32 | 31 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 42 | 40 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 20 | 19 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 27 | 26 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 17 | 16 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 17 | 13 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 20 | 18 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 15 | $4kSign up |
| 2015 | 14 | 12 | $15.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $402Sign up |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $24.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $389Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $43.7kSign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |