Banc

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Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Banc
travertin romain
55 x 200 x 125 cm.
Réalisée en 1966, cette œuvre est une variante de Bench situé à la Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York.

roman travertine
21 5/8 x 78 ¾ x 49 ¼ in.
Executed in 1966, this work is a variant of Bench in the collection of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York.

Provenance

Collection Erminio Cidonio, Italie (don de l'artiste)
Collection Paolo Cidonio, Italie (par descendance)
Paul Haim (acquis auprès de celui-ci)
Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel

Literature

M. Friedman, Noguchi’s Imaginary Landscapes, catalogue d'exposition, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1978, fig. 4.
I. Clurman, Irene, Rocky Mountain News Now, "The Struggle to Exhibit an Art Spirit Like Noguchi.", 1978, p. 2.
A. Altman, Detroit Free Press, "Noguchi is Still the Talk of the Town.", avril 1979, No. B3.
Detroit Free Press "Noguchi dines at the Art Institute, but of course.", avril1979.
D. Botnick et N. Grove, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue, New York et Londres, 1980, No. 1-625.
T. Robert, Architectural Digest 44, "Artist's Dialogue: Isamu Noguchi.", octobre 1987, pp. 72, 76, 81, 83, 86.
S. Greenspan, "The 11 Most Uncomfortable Chairs." HG, janvier 1989.
T. Threlfall, Isamu Noguchi: Aspects of a Sculptor's Practice, Sussex, 1991.
Promenade, "Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum", 1991-1992, p. 200.
Art Trek: Queens Council on the Arts, "Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum", 1996, p. 29.
Japan Society Newsletter 45, "Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum.", juillet-août 1997, No. 1, p. 8.
C. Sterling, Where a Soul's at Ease: Gardens, Museums, and the Urban Fabric, 1999, Sculpture 18, No. 8, p. 43.
L. Jansen, Stone in America 112, "Temporal, Yet Timeless." , juin 1999, No. 5, pp. 22-25.
L. Matte, American Way, "Layover Escape.", novembre 2000, p. 58.
J. Eisenbrand, K. V. Posch et A. Von Vegesack, Isamu Noguchi: Sculptural Design, Weil am Rhein, 2002.
J. McElheny, ArtForum, "Useful Noguchi." novembre 2004, pp. 176-179.

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Lot Essay

Cette œuvre est enregistrée aux archives de la Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York sous le numéro 588.01.

"L'art de la pierre dans un jardin japonais est celui du placement. Son idéal ne dévie pas de celui de la nature." Isamu Noguchi

"The art of stone in a Japanese garden is that of placement. Its ideal does not deviate from that of nature."

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