Figures in the Forest

1953-1955

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 37.2 x 45.1 cm (14 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.) sheet: 44.1 x 58.4 cm (17 3/8 x 23 in.)
Collection no.: 1996.111.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Figures in the Forest — Louise Nevelson. 1953-1955.

Medium: etching in black on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 37.2 x 45.1 cm (14 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.) sheet: 44.1 x 58.4 cm (17 3/8 x 23 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1996.111.1. Gift of the Collectors Committee.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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