Isamu Noguchi

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

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Description

Isamu Noguchi
Seen and Unseen
bronze, in 2 parts
i. 19 1/2 by 27 by 24 in. 49.5 by 68.6 by 61 cm.
ii. 6 1/2 by 27 1/2 by 26 in. 16.5 by 70 by 66 cm.
Executed in 1962, this work is number 3 from an edition of 3.

Provenance

Art for McGovern Benefit Auction, New York, 1972
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Exhibited

New York, Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, Isamu Noguchi, April 1963 (another example exhibited)
London, Tate Gallery, Painting & Sculpture of a Decade, April - June 1964 (another example exhibited)
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, Isamu Noguchi, June 1964, cat. no. 29, illustrated
New York, New School for Social Research, Sculpture from the Albert A. List Family Collection, October - November 1965, cat. no. 58 (another example exhibited)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Isamu Noguchi, April - June 1968, cat. no. 39, pl. 46, illustrated
Zürich, Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Isamu Noguchi, October - November 1968, cat. no. 15 (another example exhibited)
Providence, Brown University, David Winton Bell Gallery, List Art Center, Reprise: The Vera G. List Collection: The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, October - November 1991 (another example exhibited)

Literature

Isamu Noguchi, A Sculptor's World, Tokyo, 1968, no. 101, illustrated
Nancy Grove & Diane Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi 1924 - 1979: A Catalogue, New York, 1980, cat. no. 528, illustrated, p. 96

Condition

This work is in very good overall condition overall. The irregularly shaped edges on both elements are inherent to the artist's working method. Both pieces exhibit scattered abrasions, consistent with the nature of the work as an outer sculpture. There are scattered pinpoint white accretions noticeable on the larger element. The work exhibits evidence of oxidation as viewed in the catalogue illustration
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