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Neo-lithic
Details
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1989)
Neo-lithic
welded with the artist's initials and date 'I.N. '82' (lower edge); stamped with the artist's name, inscription, title, number and date 'ISAMU NOGUCHI Neo-lithic 11/18 © Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983' (on a plaque affixed to the inner edge)
hot-dipped galvanized steel
72 ¼ x 28 ¼ x 16 ¼ in. (183.5 x 71.8 x 41.3 cm.)
Executed in 1982-1983. This work is number eleven from an edition of eighteen plus a Prototype, five artist's proofs and three publisher's proofs.
Neo-lithic
welded with the artist's initials and date 'I.N. '82' (lower edge); stamped with the artist's name, inscription, title, number and date 'ISAMU NOGUCHI Neo-lithic 11/18 © Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983' (on a plaque affixed to the inner edge)
hot-dipped galvanized steel
72 ¼ x 28 ¼ x 16 ¼ in. (183.5 x 71.8 x 41.3 cm.)
Executed in 1982-1983. This work is number eleven from an edition of eighteen plus a Prototype, five artist's proofs and three publisher's proofs.
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Private collection, Beverly Hills
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 23 February 1999, lot 130
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, Beverly Hills
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 23 February 1999, lot 130
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
O. Findsen, "Isamu Noguchi's Sculptures Convey Poetic Spontaneity," Cincinnati Enquirer, September 1984, p. H16.
S. Curley, "A Double Vision," Newsday Home, September 1997, pp. 30-32,45.
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 1024A (illustrated).
S. Curley, "A Double Vision," Newsday Home, September 1997, pp. 30-32,45.
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 1024A (illustrated).
Exhibited
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: New Steel Sculpture, May-June 1983 (another example exhibited).
Philadelphia, Janet Fleisher Gallery, Isamu Noguchi at Gemini G.E.L. 1982-1983, September-October 1983 (another example exhibited).
Tokyo, Gallery Yamaguchi, Gallery Kasahara and Sogetsu Art Museum, Isamu Noguchi: Steel Sculptures, November 1983 (another example exhibited).
New York, Max Protetch Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: Gemini, March 1984 (another example exhibited).
Tokyo, Sogetsu Art Museum Nantenshi Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: Steel Sculptures, April 1984 (another example exhibited).
Cincinnati, Carl Solway Gallery, Gemini Exhibition, September 1984-October 1984 (another example exhibited).
Albany, The College of Saint Rose, Working Metal 1940-1982, October-December 2000 (another example exhibited).
Philadelphia, Janet Fleisher Gallery, Isamu Noguchi at Gemini G.E.L. 1982-1983, September-October 1983 (another example exhibited).
Tokyo, Gallery Yamaguchi, Gallery Kasahara and Sogetsu Art Museum, Isamu Noguchi: Steel Sculptures, November 1983 (another example exhibited).
New York, Max Protetch Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: Gemini, March 1984 (another example exhibited).
Tokyo, Sogetsu Art Museum Nantenshi Gallery, Isamu Noguchi: Steel Sculptures, April 1984 (another example exhibited).
Cincinnati, Carl Solway Gallery, Gemini Exhibition, September 1984-October 1984 (another example exhibited).
Albany, The College of Saint Rose, Working Metal 1940-1982, October-December 2000 (another example exhibited).
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