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Lot Essay
Née en 1899 près de Kiev, Louise Nevelson émigre très tôt avec ses parents aux Etats-Unis en 1905. Après des premières études d’arts dramatiques, elle se tourne vers les arts plastiques et part étudier en Allemagne avec Hans Hofmann en 1931. Elle en profite pour voyager en Europe, notamment en France et en Italie où elle rencontre les différentes scènes artistiques. Progressivement, elle s’intéresse de plus en plus à la sculpture et, de retour à New York, elle obtient sa première exposition personnelle à la Nierendorf Gallery en 1941. C’est à partir de 1954 qu’elle réalise ses premières sculptures faites d’éléments en bois. Elle va trouver dans ces pièces empruntés au quotidien (morceaux de mobilier, caisse ou encore débris) une véritable poésie qui se dégage de ces reliquats qu’elle réassemble et peint d’une manière monochrome en noir ou en blanc et parfois en doré. En 1960, la galerie Daniel Cordier lui offre sa première exposition personnelle en France. Elle explique son travail de sculpture ainsi : « je fonctionne par action et réaction, comme en musique, tout le temps. Action et réaction. C’est toujours une relation – la façon dont je dialogue avec le bois et comment le bois me répond. »
Louise Nevelson was born in 1899 near Kiev. In 1905, when she was still very young, she and her parents emigrated to the United States. After initially studying the dramatic arts, she pivoted towards the visual arts and set of for Germany in 1931 to study with Hans Hofman. She used the opportunity to travel throughout Europe, particularly in France and Italy where she came into contact with various art scenes. Gradually, Nevelson’s interest in sculpture grew. After returning to New York, she was honoured with her first solo show at the Nierendorf Gallery in 1941. She began using wood in her sculpture in 1954. Nevelson coaxed true poetry out of everyday wooden objects (pieces of furniture, boxes and detritus); she would assemble this debris to form structures, which she would paint in
monochromatic black, white or, occasionally, gold. In 1960, the Galerie Daniel Cordier put on her first solo exhibition in France. In describing her sculpture, she said: “I operate through action and reaction, as in music, constantly. Action and reaction. It’s always a
relationship—the way I talk to the wood, the way the wood answers me. ”
Louise Nevelson was born in 1899 near Kiev. In 1905, when she was still very young, she and her parents emigrated to the United States. After initially studying the dramatic arts, she pivoted towards the visual arts and set of for Germany in 1931 to study with Hans Hofman. She used the opportunity to travel throughout Europe, particularly in France and Italy where she came into contact with various art scenes. Gradually, Nevelson’s interest in sculpture grew. After returning to New York, she was honoured with her first solo show at the Nierendorf Gallery in 1941. She began using wood in her sculpture in 1954. Nevelson coaxed true poetry out of everyday wooden objects (pieces of furniture, boxes and detritus); she would assemble this debris to form structures, which she would paint in
monochromatic black, white or, occasionally, gold. In 1960, the Galerie Daniel Cordier put on her first solo exhibition in France. In describing her sculpture, she said: “I operate through action and reaction, as in music, constantly. Action and reaction. It’s always a
relationship—the way I talk to the wood, the way the wood answers me. ”