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 (367 results)

Discoid, 1982

Nancy Graves

Discoid, 1982

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Cyme, 1982

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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LIMN, 1983

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Reclining Connected, 1989

Nancy Graves

Reclining Connected, 1989

Sale Date: March 27, 2024

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Four Times Four, 1981

Nancy Graves

Four Times Four, 1981

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Sotospeak Succeed, 1993

Nancy Graves

Sotospeak Succeed, 1993

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Whyalla (Australia Series), 1985

Nancy Graves

Whyalla (Australia Series), 1985

Sale Date: February 28, 2024

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Untitled

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Figure - Ground: Camouflage, 1982

Nancy Graves

Figure - Ground: Camouflage, 1982

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Four, 1977

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Untitled' from the Weather Series, 1974

Nancy Graves

Untitled' from the Weather Series, 1974

Sale Date: October 13, 2023

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SIX FROGS, VIEW OF EARTH FROM THE..., 1975–1985

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SIX FROGS, VIEW OF EARTH FROM THE..., 1975–1985

Sale Date: September 30, 2023

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Tsai, 1977

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Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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Sotospeak Succeed, 1993

Nancy Graves

Sotospeak Succeed, 1993

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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Dissections and repetitions, 1987

Nancy Graves

Dissections and repetitions, 1987

Sale Date: September 9, 2023

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Untitled

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Sale Date: August 1, 2023

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

Nancy Graves

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

Sale Date: July 19, 2023

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Aurelium., 1985

Nancy Graves

Aurelium., 1985

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Ngetal, 1977

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Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Saille, 1977

Nancy Graves

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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The Tragedy of Alcione and Justice, 1989

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The Tragedy of Alcione and Justice, 1989

Sale Date: April 26, 2023

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Dead Reckoning II-21-89

Nancy Graves

Dead Reckoning II-21-89

Sale Date: April 22, 2023

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Pendule (Pendula Series), 1983

Nancy Graves

Pendule (Pendula Series), 1983

Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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

Nancy Graves

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

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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