Isamu Noguchi

Acquired directly from the artist in February 1979

Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 58th Annual American Exhibition, 1947 (marble example)
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, Isamu Noguchi, June 1964 (bronze edition unknown) and cat. no. 1, illustrated (marble example)
Tokyo, Minami Gallery, Isamu Noguchi, 1973, cat. no. 3, illustrated in color (marble example incorrectly titled Origin) and cat. no. 12, (bronze edition unknown)
New York, Pace Gallery, Five Americans, 1975 (bronze edition possibly 2/8)
New York, Pace Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: Bronze and Iron Sculpture, 1988, cat. no. 7, illustrated in color (bronze edition unknown)
Miami, Florida International University, Miro & Noguchi: Selections from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection, September - October 1995, p. 25, illustrated (bronze 1/8) and p. 19, illustrated (installation view of marble example at the 1949 Egan Gallery exhibition)

Exh. Cat., New York, Egan Gallery, Isamu Noguchi, 1949 (marble example)
Exh. Cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Sculpture Annual, 1949 (marble example)
Exh. Cat., Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh International Exhibition, 1958, cat. no. 327, illustrated (marble example)
Exh. Cat., Lausanne, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, 2nd Salon International de Galeries pilotes Lausanne, 1966, p. 206, illustrated (marble example incorrectly identified as bronze)
Exh. Cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Isamu Noguchi, 1968, fig. no. 21, p. 26, illustrated (marble example)
R. Buckminster Fuller, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York, 1968, fig. no. 61, illustrated (marble example) and fig. no. 64, illustrated (installation view of marble example at the 1949 Egan Gallery exhibition)
Sam Hunter, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1978, p. 226, illustrated (marble example) and p. 227, illustrated in color (installation view of marble example at the 1968 Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition)
Exh. Cat., Minneapolis, Walker Art Center (and travelling), Noguchi's Imaginary Landscapes, 1978, p. 95, fig. no. 1, illustrated and p. 12, illustrated (bronze, another cast in the edition)
Nancy Grove and Diane Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi 1924-1979, A Catalogue, New York, 1980, cat. no. 253, p. 46, illustrated (marble example)
Contemporary Sculpture from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection, Coconut Grove, 1986, p. 97, illustrated in color (edition 1/8)
Bruce Altshuler, Isamu Noguchi: Early Abstraction, New York and London, 1994, fig. no. 46, p. 43, illustrated (installation view of marble example at the 1949 Egan Gallery exhibition)
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona and Bruce Altshuler ed., Isamu Noguchi Essays and Conversations, 1994, p. 141, illustrated (installation view of marble example at the 1949 Egan Gallery exhibition)
Exh. Cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art (and travelling), Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor, October 2004 - January 2005, p. 110, illustrated in color (marble example)
The Martin Z. Margulies Collection Painting and Sculpture, New York, 2008, pp. 16 and 218, illustrated in color (edition 1/8)

This work is in excellent condition overall. There are abrasions and minor scratches at the points where the interlocking elements intersect that occur, as is to be expected, when the various elements are assembled together. For the most part, these scratches are not visible when the piece is assembled; however, attendant scratches are visible (when assembled) on the center leg (as illustrated in the catalogue) along the lower portion of the upper curved pendant.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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