The Magic Garden

1953-1955

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: hand-colored etching with engraving, aquatint, and softground
Dimensions: plate: 14.5 x 22.5 cm (5 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 22.5 x 29.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1990.91.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Magic Garden — Louise Nevelson. 1953-1955.

Medium: hand-colored etching with engraving, aquatint, and softground.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 14.5 x 22.5 cm (5 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 22.5 x 29.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1990.91.1. 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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