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)

The Tragedy of Alcione and Justice, 1989

Nancy Graves

The Tragedy of Alcione and Justice, 1989

Sale Date: April 26, 2023

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Dead Reckoning II-21-89

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Dead Reckoning II-21-89

Sale Date: April 22, 2023

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Pendule (Pendula Series), 1983

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Pendule (Pendula Series), 1983

Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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Calibrate; Saille; Onon; Muin; Ngetal; and..., 1980

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Calibrate; Saille; Onon; Muin; Ngetal; and..., 1980

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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Lithographs Based on Geologic Maps of Lunar..., 1972

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Lithographs Based on Geologic Maps of Lunar..., 1972

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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Neferchidea, 1987

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Neferchidea, 1987

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Radix, 1987

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Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Saille Muin, 1977

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Saille Muin, 1977

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Il Fra Mauro Region Of The Moon, From..., 1972

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Il Fra Mauro Region Of The Moon, From..., 1972

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Approaches the Limit of II, 1981

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Approaches the Limit of II, 1981

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Approaches the Limit of I, 1981

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Approaches the Limit of I, 1981

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Quasi Quasi, 1977

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Quasi Quasi, 1977

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Lincoln Center Print, 1980

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Lincoln Center Print, 1980

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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IV. Julius Caesar Quadrangle of the Moon, 1972, 1972

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IV. Julius Caesar Quadrangle of the Moon, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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III. Maestlin G Region of the Moon, 1972, 1972

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III. Maestlin G Region of the Moon, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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IX. Sabine DM Region of the Moon, 1972, 1972

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IX. Sabine DM Region of the Moon, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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The Tragedy of Alcione and Justice, 1989

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The Tragedy of Alcione and Justice, 1989

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Nancy Graves (1939-1995) American,..., 1991

Nancy Graves

Nancy Graves (1939-1995) American,..., 1991

Sale Date: October 30, 2022

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Stuck, the Flies Buzzed (P. 73), 1989

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Stuck, the Flies Buzzed (P. 73), 1989

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Moorabin (Australia Series); diptych, 1985, 1985

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Moorabin (Australia Series); diptych, 1985, 1985

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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LINCOLN CENTER, COMMUNITY HOLIDAY, 1980

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LINCOLN CENTER, COMMUNITY HOLIDAY, 1980

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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Untitled (Lincoln Center), 1980

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Untitled (Lincoln Center), 1980

Sale Date: August 11, 2022

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Time Shapes the Stalactite, 1991

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Time Shapes the Stalactite, 1991

Sale Date: July 24, 2022

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IV Julius Caesar Quadrangle of the Moon..., 1972

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IV Julius Caesar Quadrangle of the Moon..., 1972

Sale Date: July 20, 2022

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