May 12, 2022 11:00 EST

Design

 
  Lot 41
 

41

George Nakashima
Pair of "Conoid" Cushion Chairs, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1976

American black walnut, hickory, upholstery
Each signed and dated: "George Nakashima April 1976"

H: 33 1/2, W: 30 3/8, D: 34 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Property from a Private Pennsylvania Family Collection

Sold for $40,950
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000


 

American black walnut, hickory, upholstery
Each signed and dated: "George Nakashima April 1976"

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Property from a Private Pennsylvania Family Collection

Note

This lot is sold with digital copies of the original sketch and order card from George Nakashima Woodworkers.

Literature

Derek Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, pp. 158-159
George Nakashima, studio catalogue, unpaginated
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, p. 151
James A. Michener Art Museum, George Nakashima and the Modernist Moment, pp. 42-43

Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit, p. 108

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