ID 880128
Lot 368 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
'Greenrock' Stool, 1986
American black walnut, indigo dyed linen
14 1/2 x 20 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (36.8 x 52.7 x 52.7 cm)
signed GEORGE NAKASHIMA FEB 19 1986
Provenance
Private Collection, Gardena, California, acquired directly from the artist, 1986
Adam Edelsberg, Providence, RI
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
G. Nakashima, The Soul of A Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1988, pp. 160, 177 (for an in situ photograph), 190-191 (for a photograph in situ)
D. E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, p. 162
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form, Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 215-216 (for period photographs in the Rockefellers' Japanese House, Pocantico Hills), 217, 226 (for a period photograph), 228 (for an in situ photograph)
T. Merril and J. Iovine, Modern American, Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, pp. 130-131 (for an in situ photograph)
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima, Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, pp. 148-149 (for an in situ photograph)
L. Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, p. 46
Post lot text
This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.
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