Louise Nevelson - early signed horse drawing, signed and inscribed to Robert Indiana in 1970, then signed and inscribed on the verso by Robert Indiana to his caretaker, 1928

Louise Nevelson - early signed horse drawing, signed and inscribed to Robert Indiana in 1970, then signed and inscribed on the verso by Robert Indiana to his caretaker, 1928

Ink on paper drawing, with inscription in graphite

Signed & dated Nevelson 1928 in black inkl on the front. Inscribed "With love and admiration to Bob Indiana. X Mas 1970 Louise"; also signed & inscribed "For Jamie Thomas Love Robert Indiana '17" in graphite on the verso
Provenance: Jamie Thomas, Estate of Robert Indiana

Early signed ink drawing by Louise Nevelson, 1928, twice signed and warmly inscribed by the artist to Robert Indiana (Christmas 1970) with later signature and LOVE drawing by Indiana on the back. A rare cross-generational artist-to-artist gift, documenting a personal connection between two major figures of American modernism and Pop Art.
This work has been elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality gilt wood frame with gilt beveled edges under UV plexiglass.
Measurements:
Framed
14 inches (vertical) by 15 inches (horizontal) by 1 inch
Artwork:
6.25 inches (vertical) by 7 inches (horizontal)

Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century, recognized internationally as an influential sculptor one of the most singular artists to emerge in the era abstract expressionism. A student of Hans Hofmann and Chaim Gross, she explored painting, figurative sculpture and especially drawing before focusing her lifework on sculpture. Nevelson's early drawings like the present work, recall Alexander Calder's early line drawings, and presage her horse sculptures conceived of around the same time before she transitioned into pure abstraction.
Early Nevelson drawings are extremely scarce - let alone one like this with such extraordinary, and personally resonant provenance.