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.

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Nancy Graves (395 results)

EXTRACT, 1980

Nancy Graves

EXTRACT, 1980

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Izy Boukir, 1979

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Izy Boukir, 1979

Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Toch, 1977, 1977

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Toch, 1977, 1977

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Geologic Maps of Lunar Orbiter and Apollo..., 1972

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Geologic Maps of Lunar Orbiter and Apollo..., 1972

Sale Date: April 19, 2018

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TO BE LITTLE CONSCIOUSNESS, 1991

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TO BE LITTLE CONSCIOUSNESS, 1991

Sale Date: April 12, 2018

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SEA CRUSTACEANS 1971

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SEA CRUSTACEANS 1971

Sale Date: March 17, 2018

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Ohne Titel, 1976

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Ohne Titel, 1976

Sale Date: November 18, 2017

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Portfolio with 10 lithographs based on the...

Nancy Graves

Portfolio with 10 lithographs based on the...

Sale Date: November 15, 2017

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NEFERCHIDEA, 1987

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NEFERCHIDEA, 1987

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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Reese River (from Sterling series), 1987

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Reese River (from Sterling series), 1987

Sale Date: October 25, 2017

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Equivalent (Padon 22), 1980

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Equivalent (Padon 22), 1980

Sale Date: October 19, 2017

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UNTITLED, 1988

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UNTITLED, 1988

Sale Date: September 10, 2017

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Julius Caesar Quadrangle of the Moon, 1972

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Julius Caesar Quadrangle of the Moon, 1972

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

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Specific Mystery of Sleep, 1989

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Specific Mystery of Sleep, 1989

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Hexangulate, 1988

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Hexangulate, 1988

Sale Date: May 10, 2017

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Radix (Black Ground Series), 1987

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Radix (Black Ground Series), 1987

Sale Date: May 11, 2017

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I and VII (pair)

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I and VII (pair)

Sale Date: March 26, 2017

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Penda, 1983

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Sale Date: February 28, 2017

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DIBA, 1978

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Sale Date: March 5, 2017

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Tablescape, 1987

Nancy Graves

Tablescape, 1987

Sale Date: November 16, 2016

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Untitled, 1985, 1985

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Untitled, 1985, 1985

Sale Date: September 17, 2016

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Palimpset, 1978

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Palimpset, 1978

Sale Date: September 28, 2016

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Six Frogs and 75x75, from 'Simca Series'/..., 1985

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Six Frogs and 75x75, from 'Simca Series'/..., 1985

Sale Date: July 14, 2016

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‘Canopic Prestidigitation’, 1990

Nancy Graves

‘Canopic Prestidigitation’, 1990

Sale Date: June 10, 2016

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