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Collection of Celeste and Armand Bartos
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1989)
The Elephant
Details
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1989)
The Elephant
signed 'Noguchi' (on the reverse)
ceramic
21¾ x 13½ x 6¾ in. (55.2 x 34.2 x 17.1 cm.)
Executed in 1952. This work is unique.
The Elephant
signed 'Noguchi' (on the reverse)
ceramic
21¾ x 13½ x 6¾ in. (55.2 x 34.2 x 17.1 cm.)
Executed in 1952. This work is unique.
Provenance
Stable Gallery, New York
Margaret La Farge Osborn, Connecticut, acquired from the above circa 1955
Stephen Mazoh and Company, New York
Solomon & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1975
Margaret La Farge Osborn, Connecticut, acquired from the above circa 1955
Stephen Mazoh and Company, New York
Solomon & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1975
Literature
Noguchi: 1931/50/51/52/Japan, Tokyo, 1953, fig. 41 (illustrated).
I. Noguchi, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York, 1968, pp. 86 and 244, fig. 73 (illustrated).
N. Grove and D. Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue, New York and London, 1980, p. 60, no. 334 (illustrated).
I. Noguchi, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York, 1968, pp. 86 and 244, fig. 73 (illustrated).
N. Grove and D. Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue, New York and London, 1980, p. 60, no. 334 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Kamakura, Museum of Modern Art, Isamu Noguchi, September-October, 1952.
New York, Stable Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: Terracottas, November 1954-January 1955.
New York, Stable Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: Terracottas, November 1954-January 1955.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this work was acquired by the present owner from Solomon & Co., New York, in 1975.
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