Nancy Graves

(American, 1939–1995)

Nancy Graves was an American artist, best known for her abstract paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations. Her work focused on exploring natural systems and environments, veiled by an aesthetic layer of ambiguity and colorful composition. “She sensed she was making art in the ‘information age,’” the director of the present-day Nancy Graves foundation, Christina Hunter, has said of her work. “And people like Julie Mehretu have looked very closely at her work.” Born on December 23, 1939 in Pittsfield, MA, Graves graduated from Vassar College before earning her BFA and MFA at Yale University, where she befriended fellow prominent artists such as Brice Marden, Janet Fish, and Richard Serra, whom she would go on to marry in 1965. Graves was celebrated as an influential figure in Post-Minimalist art, and in 1969 was the youngest person to ever have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art at the age of 29. She was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, such as a 1964 Fulbright Scholarship and the Skowhegan Medal for Drawing/Graphics in 1980. The artist died following a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in New York, NY on October 21, 1995 at the age of 55.

Nancy Graves Artworks

Nancy Graves (395 results)

Untitled, 1980

Nancy Graves

Untitled, 1980

Sale Date: December 11, 2005

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Untitled, 1980

Nancy Graves

Untitled, 1980

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Lithographs based on geological maps of..., 1972

Nancy Graves

Lithographs based on geological maps of..., 1972

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Saille (from Synecdoche Series), 1977

Nancy Graves

Saille (from Synecdoche Series), 1977

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Calibrate (+ Ruis, 1977, handcolored..., 1981

Nancy Graves

Calibrate (+ Ruis, 1977, handcolored..., 1981

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Time shapes the stalactite, 1991

Nancy Graves

Time shapes the stalactite, 1991

Sale Date: September 28, 2005

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Aurelium (+ 3 others; 4 works from Black..., 1985

Nancy Graves

Aurelium (+ 3 others; 4 works from Black..., 1985

Sale Date: September 28, 2005

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Nike, 1983

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: September 23, 2005

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Equibrate, 1980

Nancy Graves

Equibrate, 1980

Sale Date: July 12, 2005

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Reloke, 1979

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Sale Date: July 12, 2005

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White-gold, 1974

Nancy Graves

White-gold, 1974

Sale Date: July 12, 2005

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# 2 Camouflage series, 1971

Nancy Graves

# 2 Camouflage series, 1971

Sale Date: July 12, 2005

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Canopic prestidigitation, 1990

Nancy Graves

Canopic prestidigitation, 1990

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Approaches the limit of I, 1981

Nancy Graves

Approaches the limit of I, 1981

Sale Date: March 10, 2005

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Three, 1977

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: November 24, 2004

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Untitled, 1984

Nancy Graves

Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: January 13, 2005

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National Air and Space Museum, 1975

Nancy Graves

National Air and Space Museum, 1975

Sale Date: November 5, 2004

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Explicate unfolded order, 1989

Nancy Graves

Explicate unfolded order, 1989

Sale Date: November 5, 2004

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Lithographs based on geologic maps od..., 1972–1972

Nancy Graves

Lithographs based on geologic maps od..., 1972–1972

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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Discoid, 1982–1982

Nancy Graves

Discoid, 1982–1982

Sale Date: September 23, 2003

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Geological maps of lunar orbits and..., 1972–1972

Nancy Graves

Geological maps of lunar orbits and..., 1972–1972

Sale Date: July 23, 2003

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Astron, 1987–1987

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Astron, 1987–1987

Sale Date: May 14, 2003

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Equivalent, 1980–1980

Nancy Graves

Equivalent, 1980–1980

Sale Date: November 21, 2002

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Archaeo, 1982–1982

Nancy Graves

Archaeo, 1982–1982

Sale Date: November 13, 2002

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