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Isamu Noguchi
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Isamu Noguchi
- Soliloquy
- stamp signed and numbered 4/8
- bronze with marble base
- 100 x 13 x 13 in. 254 x 33 x 33 cm.
- Cast from the 1962 balsawood original, this work was executed in 1985 and is number four from an edition of eight bronze casts of which seven have been realized.
Provenance
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1987
Exhibited
New York, Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, Isamu Noguchi, April 1963 (another example)
Zurich, Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Isamu Noguchi, October - November 1968, cat. no. 11, illustrated (another example)
New York, Arnold Herstand & Company, Isamu Noguchi - Bronze Sculpture, 1959 - 1962, October - December 1985, p. 15, illustrated in color
Zurich, Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Isamu Noguchi, October - November 1968, cat. no. 11, illustrated (another example)
New York, Arnold Herstand & Company, Isamu Noguchi - Bronze Sculpture, 1959 - 1962, October - December 1985, p. 15, illustrated in color
Literature
Exh. Cat., Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, Isamu Noguchi, 1964, cat. no. 23, illustrated (another example)
R. Buckminster Fuller, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York, 1968, fig. no. 97, illustrated (another example)
Exh. Cat., Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum, Noguchi & Rickey & Smith, 1970, p. 8, illustrated (ed. 1/8)
Nancy Grove and Diane Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi 1924-1979, A Catalogue, New York, 1980, cat. no. 529, illustrated (another example)
R. Buckminster Fuller, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York, 1968, fig. no. 97, illustrated (another example)
Exh. Cat., Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum, Noguchi & Rickey & Smith, 1970, p. 8, illustrated (ed. 1/8)
Nancy Grove and Diane Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi 1924-1979, A Catalogue, New York, 1980, cat. no. 529, illustrated (another example)
Condition
This sculpture is in very good condition and is structurally sound. Please the Contemporary Art Department at 212-606-7254 for a condition report prepared by Wilson Conservation.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.