Nevelson, Louise
LOUISE NEVELSON Whispers in Grey: Another Voice from the Shadows, 1972
$75.00
Sku: GH1242
Artist: Louise Nevelson
Title: Whispers in Grey: Another Voice from the Shadows
Year: 1972
Signed: No
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 20 x 12 inches ( 51 x 30 cm )
Image Size: 20 x 12 inches ( 51 x 30 cm )
Edition Size: 2000
Framed: No: Inquire with our experts for framing suggestions.
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: The composition is quiet, almost austere — a meditation in contrast. One shade leaning into another, creating space through shadow, depth through denial. In Nevelson’s hands, black was never just black. It was infinite. It was whole. Grey was not in-between — it was its own full voice. While others reached for color to dazzle, Nevelson turned inward, letting tone and texture do the speaking. She called black “the most aristocratic color,” and in this poster, that royalty rules with unspoken authority. I fell in love with black; it contained all color. It wasn't a negation of color... Black is the most aristocratic color of all... You can be quiet, and it contains the whole thing. – Louise Nevelson
Artist: Louise Nevelson
Title: Whispers in Grey: Another Voice from the Shadows
Year: 1972
Signed: No
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 20 x 12 inches ( 51 x 30 cm )
Image Size: 20 x 12 inches ( 51 x 30 cm )
Edition Size: 2000
Framed: No: Inquire with our experts for framing suggestions.
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: The composition is quiet, almost austere — a meditation in contrast. One shade leaning into another, creating space through shadow, depth through denial. In Nevelson’s hands, black was never just black. It was infinite. It was whole. Grey was not in-between — it was its own full voice. While others reached for color to dazzle, Nevelson turned inward, letting tone and texture do the speaking. She called black “the most aristocratic color,” and in this poster, that royalty rules with unspoken authority. I fell in love with black; it contained all color. It wasn't a negation of color... Black is the most aristocratic color of all... You can be quiet, and it contains the whole thing. – Louise Nevelson