Lot 135
  • 135

ISAMU NOGUCHI | Capital #2

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description

  • Isamu Noguchi
  • Capital #2
  • marble 
  • 11 1/2 by 21 by 20 in. 29.2 by 53.3 by 50.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1942.

Provenance

Collection of Wright Luddington, Santa Barbara
Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Warren R. Austin
Austin Val Verde Foundation, Santa Barbara, (gift of the above in 1999)
Christie's, Los Angeles, 6 June 2001, Lot 8
Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago (acquired from the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Exhibited

San Francisco Museum of Art, Isamu Noguchi, July 1942
Santa Barbara, University of California, 19 Sculptors of the 1940s, April - May 1973

Literature

Nancy Grove and Diane Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi 1924-1979, A Catalogue, New York and London 1980, p. 30

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. The marble has slightly discolored with age. There is evidence of wear and handling to the surface throughout most noticeably along the underside and around the extreme edges. Under close inspection there are scattered surface abrasions and minor, unobtrusive losses visible in the crevices. There are four circular felt pads on the underside.
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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Catalogue Note

"The essence of sculpture is for me the perception of space, the continuum of our existence.  All dimensions are but measures of it, as in the relative perspective of our vision lie volume, line, point, giving shape, distance, proportion.  Movement, light, and time itself are also qualities of space.  Space is otherwise inconceivable.  These are the essences of sculpture and as our concepts of them change so much our sculpture change."
Isamu Noguchi