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Costantino Nivola's Works Come to The Drawing Room

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Costantino Nivola "N59," 1982. Marble, 17 1/2" x 22" x 3." Base, 7 7/8" x 17" x 2." COURTESY THE DRAWING ROOM

Costantino Nivola

Costantino Nivola "A37," 1984. Sandcast plaster relief, 12" x 19 6/8" x 1 5/8" (14 1/8" x 21 3/4" x 2 1/4" framed). COURTESY THE DRAWING ROOM

Costantino Nivola

Costantino Nivola "M28," 1969. Concrete, paint, 18 3/4" x 6 3/4." COURTESY THE DRAWING ROOM

Costantino Nivola

Costantino Nivola "M.05," 1959. Concrete, paint 28 1/4" x 20 1/4" x 1 3/8." COURTESY THE DRAWING ROOM

Costantino Nivola

Costantino Nivola "M.06," 1968. Concrete, paint, 11 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 5 1/2." COURTESY THE DRAWING ROOM

authorStaff Writer on Jul 22, 2024

The Drawing Room will host an exhibition of works by Costantino Nivola (1911-1988) from July 26 to September 16. Nivola was a Sardinian-born sculptor who emigrated to New York in 1938 and soon became central within the legendary generation of artists that congregated on the East End in the mid-20th century.

The show will spotlight carved concrete sculptures, sandcast reliefs and a polychrome fresco from the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the classic marble and bronze forms the artist created in the 1980s. Nivola’s approach to each medium is unified by his iconic distillation of the human form in timeless abstractions.

From chiseled and cast cubist shapes that characterized the earliest works on view to the sensual silhouettes of his elegant late sculptures, Nivola produced an influential and enduring body of work that is represented in international museum and private collections. Many monumental reliefs and sculptures that were commissioned in collaboration with leading Modernist architects are preserved on public buildings throughout the United States.

The gallery is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. An illustrated exhibition catalog is available online at drawingroom-gallery.com. Call 631-324-5016 or email info@drawingroom-gallery.com for more information. The Drawing Room is at 55 Main Street in East Hampton.

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