Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), Old Erosion

Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Old Erosion
incised with the artist's initials 'i.n.' (left edge)
basalt with wooden base
basalt: 15 1/2 x 29 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (38.7 x 74 x 34.9 cm.)
base: 34 x 16 x 16 in. (86.3 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm.)
Executed in 1971-1982.

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Provenance
Isamu Noguchi Foundation, New York
Pace Gallery, New York, 1983
Private collection, Illinois, 1983
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, 1987
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York, 1988
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988

Pre-Lot Text
The Defining Gesture: Modern Masters from the Eppler Family Collection

Literature
Noguchi: New Sculptures, exh. cat., New York, Pace Gallery, 1983, p. 18 (illustrated).
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 714.01 (illustrated).