Lot 125
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ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
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Joie de Vivre: Works from the Collection of Vivian Fusillo
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)

Untitled, costume design for "King Lear," dir. George Devine

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ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
Untitled, costume design for "King Lear," dir. George Devine
paper collage, ink, graphite, watercolor, gold foil and wire mounted on paper
10 x 7 7⁄8 in. (25.4 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1955.
Provenance
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Birmingham, England
Acquired from the above by the late owner
Further Details
This work is registered in the ongoing digital Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné under number 6162.

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Lot Essay

While best known for his sculpture practice, Isamu Noguchi also explored set and costume design. The costume design featured in the present lot was commissioned in 1955 for director George Devine's production of King Lear at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.

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