Female Nude, Standing from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman
1951 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints
plate: 8 7/16 x 4" (21.4 x 10.2 cm); sheet: 14 x 9" (35.6 x 22.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Elie Nadelman
1882
SculptureGeometric AbstractionContemporary
Representation
None documented
30
Institutional Exhibitions
69
Works in Collection
137
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Geometric Abstraction
- • Contemporary
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Cubist Imprint
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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Naked/Nude
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
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Sculptors' Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
No image
American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983
About
Why this artist matters now
Elie Nadelman was an American sculptor born in Warsaw who developed a distinctive modernist vocabulary rooted in classical reduction and geometric abstraction. Working primarily in bronze, stone, and wood between the 1910s and 1940s, he created figurative works of extraordinary formal economy, distilling the human form into elegant, streamlined volumes. His sculptures and drawings synthesized influences from archaic Greek art, folk traditions, and contemporary avant-garde practice. Nadelman's work bridged European modernism and American sculpture, establishing a visual language that prioritized purity of line and mass over narrative or ornament.
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In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Whitney Museum of American Art
Market
Auction sale history
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Auction History
Range: $375 – $630,000
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Mar 2026 | $3,000 – $5,000 | $6,985 | |
| Christie's | May 2025 | $25,000 – $35,000 | $27,720 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2025 | $5,000 – $7,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Apr 2025 | $3,000 – $5,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | $100,000 – $150,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Apr 2024 | $100,000 – $150,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | May 2022 | $500,000 – $700,000 | $630,000 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2020 | $250,000 – $350,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jul 2020 | $200,000 – $300,000 | $212,500 | |
| Christie's | Jul 2020 | $350,000 – $550,000 | $250,000 |
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