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The Comb
Details
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
The Comb
granite on wooden base
granite: 46 ½ x 27 x 3 ½ in. (118.1 x 68.6 x 8.9 cm.)
overall: 74 x 46 ½ x 6 ¾ in. (188 x 68.6 x 17.1 cm.)
Executed in 1962.
The Comb
granite on wooden base
granite: 46 ½ x 27 x 3 ½ in. (118.1 x 68.6 x 8.9 cm.)
overall: 74 x 46 ½ x 6 ¾ in. (188 x 68.6 x 17.1 cm.)
Executed in 1962.
Provenance
Cordier & Ekstrom, Inc., New York
Private collection, New York, 1965
Anon. sale; Christie’s, New York, 11 November 2021, lot 73C
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, New York, 1965
Anon. sale; Christie’s, New York, 11 November 2021, lot 73C
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
V. Raynor, "In the Galleries: Reviews by Jacqueline Barnitz, William Berkson, Herbert Brontein, Amby Goldin, Jacob Grossbert, Anne Hoene, Vivien Raynor," Arts Magazine 39, no. 9, May-June 1965, p. 55.
H. Sutton, "The Studio of Isamu Noguchi," Architectural Design, October 1966 (studio view illustrated).
I. Noguchi, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York and Evanston, 1968, p. 39.
D. Botnick and N. Grove, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue, New York and London, 1980, p. 98, no. 536 (illustrated).
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 536 (illustrated).
H. Sutton, "The Studio of Isamu Noguchi," Architectural Design, October 1966 (studio view illustrated).
I. Noguchi, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York and Evanston, 1968, p. 39.
D. Botnick and N. Grove, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue, New York and London, 1980, p. 98, no. 536 (illustrated).
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 536 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Cordier & Ekstrom, Inc., Noguchi Stone Sculpture, March-April 1965, n.p., no. 1.
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