May 12, 2022 11:00 EST

Design

 
  Lot 34
 

34

George Nakashima
Exceptional English Walnut "Conoid" Bench, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1968

English walnut, American black walnut, hickory
Studio notation: "Studio"

H: 31, L: 97 1/2, W: 36 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent
Property from a Private New York Family Collection

Sold for $94,500
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000


 

English walnut, American black walnut, hickory
Studio notation: "Studio"

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent
Property from a Private New York Family Collection

Note

This lot is accompanied by a digital copy of the original order card from George Nakashima Woodworkers.

Literature

Derek Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, pp. 156-157
George Nakashima, studio catalogue, unpaginated
George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, p.151, 164-165
James A. Michener Art Museum, George Nakashima and the Modernist Moment, pp. 34-35
Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit, p. 176
The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, George Nakashima: A Master's Furniture and Philosophy, pp. 18-19

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