Lot Essay
The black laminate top on this table was a special order by the original owner. Henri Morgenroth was a California-based architect who used the present lot as a drafting table.
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A 'Rudder' Table, model IN-20, circa 1949
Details
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904–1988)
A 'Rudder' Table, model IN-20, circa 1949
manufactured by Herman Miller, Zeeland, Michigan
lacquered birch, steel, laminate
26 ¼ in. (66.6 cm.) high, 50 in. (127 cm.) wide, 35 ¾ in. (90.8 cm.) deep
A 'Rudder' Table, model IN-20, circa 1949
manufactured by Herman Miller, Zeeland, Michigan
lacquered birch, steel, laminate
26 ¼ in. (66.6 cm.) high, 50 in. (127 cm.) wide, 35 ¾ in. (90.8 cm.) deep
Provenance
Henri Morgenroth, Santa Barbara;
Wright, Chicago, Modernist 20th Century, 7 December 2003, lot 146;
Acquired from the above by the current owner.
Wright, Chicago, Modernist 20th Century, 7 December 2003, lot 146;
Acquired from the above by the current owner.
Literature
For this table:
'A Modular Construction System Developed by Henri Morgenroth', Arts & Architecture, October 1952, p. 41.
For other examples of this model illustrated:
Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design, exhibition catalogue, Vitra Museum, Weil am Rhein, 2001, p. 121;
N. Murayama, T. Matsumoto, H. Mori, B. Rychlak, Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, New York, 2007, pp. 60-61.
'A Modular Construction System Developed by Henri Morgenroth', Arts & Architecture, October 1952, p. 41.
For other examples of this model illustrated:
Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design, exhibition catalogue, Vitra Museum, Weil am Rhein, 2001, p. 121;
N. Murayama, T. Matsumoto, H. Mori, B. Rychlak, Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, New York, 2007, pp. 60-61.
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