Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collection
Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collection
Arthur "Espenet" Carpenter
"Wishbone" Armchair
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Arthur "Espenet" Carpenter
"Wishbone" Armchair
1988
walnut, original leather
signed Espenet, numbered 8817 and inscribed Brown
31 x 21¼ x 20½ in. (78.7 x 54 x 52.1 cm)
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey, February 26, 2012, lot 974
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen, exh. cat., Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1972, p. 33
Clay Anderson et al., The Craftsman in America, Washington, D.C., 1975, p. 179
Julie Hall, Tradition and Change: The New American Craftsman, New York, 1977, pp. 52 and 55
Michael A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Layton, UT, 1986, p. 84
Patricia Conway, Art for Everyday: The New Craft Movement, New York, 1990, pp. 130 and 133 (for a related example)
John Kelsey and Rick Mastelli, Furniture Studio: The Heart of the Functional Arts, Free Union, VA, 1999, p. 36
Edward S. Cooke, Jr., Gerald W. R. Ward and Kelly H. L'Ecuyer, The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003, p. 45 (for an example of the model in the collection of Yale University Art Gallery)
Kathleen Hannah, "A Straightforward Desire for Utility: An Interview with Furniture Maker Arthur Espenet Carpenter," Archives of American Art Journal, no. 43, 2003, p. 33
Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine, Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, p. 73
Clay Anderson et al., The Craftsman in America, Washington, D.C., 1975, p. 179
Julie Hall, Tradition and Change: The New American Craftsman, New York, 1977, pp. 52 and 55
Michael A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Layton, UT, 1986, p. 84
Patricia Conway, Art for Everyday: The New Craft Movement, New York, 1990, pp. 130 and 133 (for a related example)
John Kelsey and Rick Mastelli, Furniture Studio: The Heart of the Functional Arts, Free Union, VA, 1999, p. 36
Edward S. Cooke, Jr., Gerald W. R. Ward and Kelly H. L'Ecuyer, The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003, p. 45 (for an example of the model in the collection of Yale University Art Gallery)
Kathleen Hannah, "A Straightforward Desire for Utility: An Interview with Furniture Maker Arthur Espenet Carpenter," Archives of American Art Journal, no. 43, 2003, p. 33
Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine, Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, p. 73