LOUISE NEVELSON "JUMBO" WORKING PROOF LITHO, 1966 American art 1990s and often erotic

and often erotic

fluid strokes of ink loop vertically across the center of the composition

frequently executed in encaustic (one of the most difficult mediums to work in)

Loose and simple lines form expressive figures filled with movement

LOUISE NEVELSON "JUMBO" WORKING PROOF LITHO, 1966 American art 1990s and often eroticCollage was an important part of Louise Nevelson's practice. The process mirrored her approach to sculpture; taking disparate elements and assembling or uniting them into a complex whole. Similar to her American contemporaries, Nevelson delved into printmaking beginning in the early 1950's. She worked with the leading printing studios in America adopting new techniques while expanding her aesthetic and oeuvre considerably. This piece was a working