A sculptor, painter, ceramicist and furniture and lighting designer, Isamu Noguchi was one of the most prolific and protean creative forces of the 20th century and a key figure in the development of organic modernism. Noguchi’s sculptures and designs — his chairs and tables as well as his timeless Akari lamp and other lighting fixtures — share a common spirit: one of lyrical abstraction, tempo and flow and harmonious balance.
Noguchi was born in Los Angeles to an American mother and Japanese father, and spent most of his childhood in Japan. He returned to the United States at age 13, went to high school in Indiana and enrolled at Columbia University to study medicine. At the same time, he took night courses in sculpture.
Within three months, Noguchi left college to pursue art full time. Noguchi was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1927 and traveled to Paris to work under Constantin Brancusi. It marked a turning point. Inspired by Brancusi, Noguchi embraced abstraction and began to sculpt in the expressive, rhythmic style that would be the hallmark of his work.
Once back in New York, Noguchi was introduced to design by what would become a lifelong collaboration creating sets for choreographer Martha Graham. His first industrial designs were in Bakelite: the sleek Measured Time kitchen timer created circa 1932, and his famed Zenith Radio Nurse intercom, from 1937.
Ten years later, Herman Miller introduced Noguchi’s now-iconic glass-topped coffee table with an articulated wooden base. His washi paper and bamboo Akari light sculptures, handmade in Japan, debuted in 1951. In the late 1950s, Noguchi designed for Knoll, creating such pieces as his dynamic Cyclone table and rocking stool.
For collectors, Noguchi’s furniture and lighting designs remain his most accessible work — they have the same power and presence that Noguchi brought to his art.
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$5,800
RARE Art Card: The Cry, 1957 (Hand Signed and inscribed by Isamu Noguchi) Framed
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
This is an extraordinarily rare hand signed card of a modern master -- we likely won't see the likes of this again. Framed and ready to hang. Makes a great gift. Isamu Noguchi Offs...
Postcard
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Nuska, Portrait of a Girl, unique bronze portrait by Isamu Noguchi 1924
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Nuska, Portrait of a Girl, bronze portrait, 1924, unique Isamu Noguchi (Japanese American 1904 - 1988); "Nuska, The Deaf Girl"; cire perdu cast bronze with complex dark patina on bronze base; 15 x lOx 8 inches; base 4.5 x 5.75 x 5,75 inches; signature quilled under and at back - "Isamu"; foundry stamp quilled in wax at the back - "Roman Bronze Works N.Y." Excellent condition. "Nuska, The Deaf Girl" is included in the Catalogue Raisonne of Noguchi's sculpture by Nancy Grove and Dianne Botnick (Garland, 1980) as Number 21. It is currently listed in the digital catalogue being assembled by the Isamu Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, New York as Number 10. This is apparently a unique casting, not part of an edition. This is an apparently early, cire perdu bronze cast by Roman Bronze Works, probably when the foundry was located in the Louis Comfort Tiffany red...
Bronze
$55,438
H 33.47 in W 43.31 in D 31.5 in
The Balance by Romain Langlois - Bronze sculpture, figurative, man
By Romain Langlois
Located in Paris, FR
The Balance is a bronze and iron sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 85 × 110 × 80 cm (33.5 × 43.3 × 31.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it i...
Bronze, Iron
$5,453
H 6.7 in W 15.36 in D 6.3 in
Toro - Bronze sculpture of a bull attacking figurativ artwork by Günay Aliev
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Toro" is a unique bronze scultpure (2024) of Bulgarian mid career artist Günay Aliev. In this scultpure the artist depicts a forceful bull attacking. The bronze comes with a grani...
Bronze
$829
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Joan Miro - Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro - Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Biography Joan Miró i Fer...
Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Cover - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall - Cover - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Marc Chagall (born in 1887) Marc Chaga...
Lithograph
$1,718
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph From the literary review "XXe Siècle" 1952 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Lithograph
Hommage a Rene Char after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
This colorful lithograph after Pablo Picasso was printed by the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1964 and is unsigned*. This image is taken from a drawing in pencil and colored chalk enti...
Lithograph
$13,099
H 18.12 in W 47.25 in D 6.7 in
Large Lying Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, nude woman statue
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 46 × 120 × 17 cm (18.1 × 47.2 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Bronze
Modern Pair of Oriental Numbered and Signed Etching
Located in Roma, IT
1970s Pair of black and white important numbered and signed etching. Japan 1973. Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by S...
Paper, Lithograph
$3,257
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Modern Dancer I by Yann Guillon - Ballerina, female figure, bronze sculpture
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Modern dancer I is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 28 × 15 × 10 cm (11 × 5.9 × 3.9 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 48 cm (18....
Bronze
$1,980
H 24 in W 18 in
Mandala Ornament 2 Cream (Sacred Geometry, Radial Symmetry, Lotus Symbolism)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Mandala Ornament 2 Cream Screen print on thick cream Speckletone paper Year: 2010 Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Edition: 300 Signed by Shepard Fairey, dated and numbered by hand COA provided *Edition number may vary from the image shown. Shepard Fairey has returned repeatedly to the mandala as a central visual and conceptual motif within his practice, with the form emerging prominently in 2010 through the Mandala Ornament prints. These works built upon earlier lotus and ornamental compositions from the late 2000s that already explored radial symmetry, balance, and meditative geometry, though not yet explicitly titled as mandalas. Drawing from Buddhist and Hindu visual traditions while integrating Western graphic design and propaganda aesthetics, Fairey’s mandalas function as symbols of interconnectedness and contemplation—counterweights to social and political turbulence. Rendered in disciplined two-tone compositions of black ink on cream paper, the mandalas emphasize structure, repetition, and symbolism over decoration. Introduced during a period of global uncertainty, these works established an enduring framework in Fairey’s oeuvre, merging sacred geometry, activist intent, and rigorous design into images that invite sustained reflection. Shepard Fairey mandala, Mandala Ornament series, 2010 mandala prints, sacred geometry art...
Screen
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in
1980s Signed Mario Schifano Artwork on Paper
By Mario Schifano
Located in Roma, IT
Materic silkscreen print “Ondate di gelo” (Frost Waves) by Mario Schifano. Signature and numbering in pencil on front side. Dry stamp of the artist on front. Edition F.C. (Not for...
Paper
$1,345
H 6 in W 10 in D 2 in
Recharging Break 7/18 - Contemporary Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture
By Mireia Serra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artw...
Metal, Bronze, Iron
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H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Letters by Isamu Noguchi and the Countess Anna Letitia Pecci-Blunt - 1948/49
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Roma, IT
Lot of Autographs is a beautiful correspondence between Isamu Noguchi and the Countess Anna Letitia Pecci-Blunt, written 1948-49, in English, composed of three autograph letters sign...
Paper, Ink
NOGUCHI, Isamu. Secret Haiku.
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
NOGUCHI, Isamu. Secret Haiku. By Charles Henri Ford. With 6 illustrations by Isamu Noguchi. 8vo., bound in original publisher's cloth. New York: Red Ozier Press, 1982. A fine c...
Black and Blue
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Painted aluminum in two parts, edition of 18, special proof Art © 2013 Estate of Isamu Noguchi / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York