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Herbert Lust: Collector, Scholar, Friend
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
Floating Lunar
Details
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
Floating Lunar
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'I.N. '43' (on the top)
magnesite, wood, plastic and electrical components
4 ½ x 28 ¾ x 23 in. (11.4 x 73 x 58.4 cm)
Executed in 1943
Floating Lunar
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'I.N. '43' (on the top)
magnesite, wood, plastic and electrical components
4 ½ x 28 ¾ x 23 in. (11.4 x 73 x 58.4 cm)
Executed in 1943
Provenance
Harris Armstrong, Saint Louis (acquired directly from the artist, 1946).
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 27 May 1971, lot 84.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 27 May 1971, lot 84.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
H. C. Schonberg, "Isamu Noguchi, A Kind of Throwback" in The New York Times, 14 April 1968, pp. 26-27, 29-30, 32 and 34.
S. Hunter, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1978, p. 75 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
D. Botnick and N. Grove, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue, New York and London, 1980, p. 33, no. 189.
B. Altshuler, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1994, pp. 53-54 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design, exh. cat., Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 2002, pp. 131-132, 137 and 156 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer", exh. cat., High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2026, p. 133 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 189 (illustrated).
S. Hunter, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1978, p. 75 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
D. Botnick and N. Grove, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue, New York and London, 1980, p. 33, no. 189.
B. Altshuler, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1994, pp. 53-54 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design, exh. cat., Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 2002, pp. 131-132, 137 and 156 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer", exh. cat., High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2026, p. 133 (for a discussion of the Lunar series).
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 189 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor, October 2004-May 2005, pp. 75, 78 (for a discussion of the Lunar series) and 230 (illustrated).
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Modern, November 2015-January 2016, p. 57 (illustrated).
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Modern, November 2015-January 2016, p. 57 (illustrated).
Presentado por
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale