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)

75 x 75 from Simca, 1984

Nancy Graves

75 x 75 from Simca, 1984

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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VERTIGO (PADON 20), 1980

Nancy Graves

VERTIGO (PADON 20), 1980

Sale Date: April 25, 2016

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Plate III; VI, from Lithographs Based on..., 1972

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Plate III; VI, from Lithographs Based on..., 1972

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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Mappe Rossi, 1985

Nancy Graves

Mappe Rossi, 1985

Sale Date: January 28, 2016

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Extem, 1980

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Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Radix, 1987

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: November 1, 2015

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Borborygmi, 1988, 1988

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Borborygmi, 1988, 1988

Sale Date: June 20, 2015

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Draft-Draught, 1988

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Draft-Draught, 1988

Sale Date: March 6, 2015

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The Nick of Time, 1988

Nancy Graves

The Nick of Time, 1988

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Lunar Landscapes III, IV, IX (set of three), 1972

Nancy Graves

Lunar Landscapes III, IV, IX (set of three), 1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2014

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Reese River (Sterling Series), 1987

Nancy Graves

Reese River (Sterling Series), 1987

Sale Date: July 24, 2014

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Prestidigitation, 1990

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Prestidigitation, 1990

Sale Date: July 15, 2014

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Zeeg (Spill series), 1983

Nancy Graves

Zeeg (Spill series), 1983

Sale Date: June 12, 2014

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Style of Immense Concentration (sold with..., 1987

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Style of Immense Concentration (sold with..., 1987

Sale Date: April 18, 2014

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Aurelium, 1985

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Aurelium, 1985

Sale Date: March 13, 2014

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Byrd, 1983

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: March 7, 2014

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Anifoglie, 1984

Nancy Graves

Anifoglie, 1984

Sale Date: February 26, 2014

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Neferchidea, 1984

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Neferchidea, 1984

Sale Date: February 26, 2014

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Stuck, the flies buzzed, 1989

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Stuck, the flies buzzed, 1989

Sale Date: February 26, 2014

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Ere, 1981

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Sale Date: February 23, 2014

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Untitled, 1980

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Untitled, 1980

Sale Date: January 19, 2014

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Stuck, The Flies Buzzed, 1990

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Stuck, The Flies Buzzed, 1990

Sale Date: November 17, 2013

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Borealic Pompion, 1980

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Borealic Pompion, 1980

Sale Date: November 2, 2013

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The Clash of Cultures, 1988

Nancy Graves

The Clash of Cultures, 1988

Sale Date: April 18, 2013

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