GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)

Lot 25
07.03.2023 14:00UTC -05:00
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ID 920909
Lot 25 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
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$ 20 000 – 30 000
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)

Pair of 'Conoid Cushion' Chairs, 1961

American black walnut, hickory, rubber, fabric upholstery

33 3/8 x 34 x 34 in. (84.8 x 86.4 x 86.4 cm)





Provenance

Private Collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist, 1961

Converso, Chicago

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2011



Literature

G. Wald, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker’s Reflections, George Nakashima, New York, 1981, pp. 186-187

D. Ostergard, George Nakashima Full Circle, New York, 1989, pp. 158-159

George Nakashima Woodworkers, catalog, New Hope, 2001, p. 15

M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of Geroge Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 108, 216

George Nakashima Woodworker, catalog, Princeton, 2008, p. 27

T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, cover, pp. 13, 122-124, 153



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