Nevelson, Louise. THREE LEANING FIGURES. Ink on paper, circa 1930s. Signed in ink within the image. 16 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches. In very good condition, but with a one inch clean, well closed tear at the lower edge, left center, not affecting the image.
Nevelson did a number of these strong line drawings during the 1930s.
Provenance: Albert Argentieri, New Jersey, friend of the artist;
thence by descent, private collection, New Jersey. During the 1950s and
1960s, Argentieri, a photographer and artist, lived near Louise Nevelson
and her assistant, Ted Haseltine, who was aclose friend of Argentieri.
He photographed Nevelson and her work, along with Haseltine, collected
the wooden pieces from abandoned buildings and other locations which
Nevelson used to create her sculptural assemblages.
See other works by Louise Nevelson at
https://edpollackfinearts.com/cgi-bin/edp1/creator2011.html?me=100363&te=2
