ID 1230284
Lot 107 | MIRA NAKASHIMA (B. 1942)
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
Set of Six 'Conoid' Chairs, 2003
American black walnut, hickory
35 3/8 x 19 ¾ x 22 ¼ in. (90.5 x 50.2 x 56.5 cm)
each inscribed with original owner's name and signed Nakashima, three dated December 10, 2003 and the other three dated 12-10-03
Provenance
Private Collection, acquired directly from Nakashima Woodworkers, 2003
Heritage Auctions, 15 July 2021, lot 67008
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, pp. 32, 38, 108 (for a drawing), 143 (for a drawing), 148-149, 152-153, 167-169, 176-179, 182-187, 190-191
D. E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, pp. 110; 155, no. 27
R. Fletcher, “One with Wood,” Design Spirit, vol. II, Summer 1990, p. 14
The Soul of a Tree – George Nakashima, exh. cat., Odakyu Museum, Tokyo, 1993, pp. 44-45 and 126, no. 25; 52; 54; 119-120
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, pp. 52-53, 166, 219
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, pp. 4, 8, 11
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 173-175, 195, 212, 214-217, 222-223, 226-227, 246-249
T. Merrill and J. V. Iovine, eds., Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, p. 134
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, pp. 9, 20, 26-27
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, pp. 3, 123, 126, 134-135, 138, 140-141, 144, 146, 152-153
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, pp. 18, 26-27, 36-37, 46-47, 74 (for a drawing), 103
Further details
Each chair features a single-slab seat.
| Medium: | Wood, Walnut |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Medium: | Wood, Walnut |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Address of auction |
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