Important Design

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Judy Kensley McKie

Beagle side table

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May 20, 06:11 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Judy Kensley McKie


Beagle side table 


2011

Patinated bronze

Monogrammed ©JKM, dated 2011 and numbered 2/8 on the underside

53,5 x 92,5 x 34,5 cm ; 21 x 36 ⅜ x 13 ⅝ in.

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Judy McKie Cast of Characters, exhibition catalogue, Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, 2 June - 28 October 2018, p. 14-15

Since the 1970s, Judy Kensley McKie, a major figure in American handcrafted furniture, has been developing a singular sculptural vocabulary inspired by nature, graphics and the imagery of indigenous cultures. A former cabinetmaker, she creates expressive furniture with totemic lines, where form takes precedence over ornament.


Her pieces, both utilitarian and sculptural, embody a poetic vision of everyday life. Using universal symbols - the dog as faithful companion, or the human hand as reader's gesture - McKie creates deeply embodied objects, such as our Beagle coffee table, our Dog bowl or our bronze bookend.


Each creation bears witness to a keen sense of formal narrative: somewhere between popular art and contemporary sculpture, her work stands out for its balance between visual power and function.