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ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)

Pylon

Price realised USD 75,000
Estimate
USD 50,000 – USD 70,000
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ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)

Pylon

Price realised USD 75,000
Price realised USD 75,000
Details
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
Pylon
welded with the artist's initials and date 'I.N. 1959-81' (near the base); stamped with the number '10/18' (on an aluminum tag affixed to the reverse)
galvanized steel
114 x 20 x 20 in. (289.6 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1958 and executed in 1981. This work is number ten from an edition of eighteen plus six foundry copies, two trial proofs, two special proofs, three Gemini impressions, one National Gallery of Art impression and one prototype.
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1981
Literature
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 475B.
Exhibited
Seattle, Bryan Ohno Gallery, Isamu Noguchi, September-October 1999 (another example exhibited).

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