Louise Nevelson
End of Day XXI, 1972
painted wood
81.5 x 42.3 x 11 cm
32 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 4 3/8 in
framed: 27 x 47.5 x 5 cm
32 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 4 3/8 in
framed: 27 x 47.5 x 5 cm
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Louise Nevelson’s End of Day series is a powerful body of work from the 1970s that distills many of her signature ideas—assemblage, monochrome surfaces, and emotional atmosphere—into a more meditative,...
Louise Nevelson’s End of Day series
is a powerful body of work from the 1970s that distills many of her
signature ideas—assemblage, monochrome surfaces, and emotional
atmosphere—into a more meditative, even somber register.
These
works are large-scale wall reliefs made from assembled wooden
fragments—found objects like chair legs, moldings, crates, and
architectural scraps. Nevelson arranged them into box-like compartments
and unified them with a single color, typically black in this series.
The title suggests twilight, closure, or reflection. Unlike some of her earlier, more theatrical environments, End of Dayfeels quieter and more introspective. It evokes:
The passage of time
A sense of stillness or finality
Provenance
Studio Marconi, MilanMalabarba Collection, Milan
Private Collection, Paris