Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904-1988)
Bone Sculpture, 1945
wood and bone
63 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 9 3/4in (161.9 x 45.1 x 24.8cm)
wood and bone
63 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 9 3/4in (161.9 x 45.1 x 24.8cm)
Sold for
US$ 1,027,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Studio of the artist
Private Collection, San Francisco, California (acquired directly from the artist circa 1950)
Thence by descent to the present owner
LITERATURE:
Diane Botnick and Nancy Grove, The sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: a catalogue, New York, 1980, no. 217, p. 38
Nicolas Ducrot, ed., André Kertész: sixty years of photography, 1912-1972, New York, 1972, illus. p. 90
Sam Hunter, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1978, illus. p. 83
Isamu Noguchi, foreword by R. Buckminster Fuller, Isamu Noguchi: A sculptor's world, New York, 1968, illus. pp. 48 and 49
Auction Notices
- For New York buyers, this lot will be removed to the warehouse of Cadogan Tate if not collected by 5pm on Wednesday, May 18th. Please see p. 5 of the catalogue for further details.
Category: Fine Art / Contemporary Art
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