Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

Japanese, American, 1904-1988

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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Isamu NoguchiNuska, Portrait of a Girl, unique bronze portrait by Isamu Noguchi 1924, 1924

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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...

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1920s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Romain LangloisThe Balance by Romain Langlois - Bronze sculpture, figurative, man, 2012

$55,079

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...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze, Iron

Günay AlievToro - Bronze sculpture of a bull attacking figurativ artwork by Günay Aliev, 2024

$5,399

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...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Pierre YermiaLarge Lying Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, nude woman statue, 2009

$12,971

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...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Yann GuillonModern Dancer I by Yann Guillon - Ballerina, female figure, bronze sculpture, 2016

$3,228

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....

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Mireia SerraRecharging Break 7/18 - Contemporary Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture, 2025

$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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze, Iron

Lorri Acott22" Who Rescued Who 21/60, 2025

$5,800

H 22 in W 15 in D 9 in

22" Who Rescued Who 21/60

Located in Napa, CA

Lorri Acott is a critically acclaimed American sculptor whose impressionistic figurative works are held in prominent private and public collections throughout the United States and ...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Benson LandesContemporary Nude Figurative Ballet Dancer Bronze Sculpture 'Siesta', brown

$6,500

H 10 in W 20 in

Contemporary Nude Figurative Ballet Dancer Bronze Sculpture 'Siesta', brown

By Benson Landes

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Siesta by Benson Landes. A bronze figurative sculpture of a woman reclining in a hammock captures an exquisite balance between relaxation and elegance. The sculptor presents the fem...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Lorri AcottThe Way It Feels 11/22, 2025

$2,800

H 16 in W 6 in D 6 in

The Way It Feels 11/22

Located in Napa, CA

Lorri Acott is a critically acclaimed American sculptor whose impressionistic figurative works are held in prominent private and public collections throughout the United States and ...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Carl PayneContemporary Bronze Sculpture Demeter Goddess Greek Mythology, figurative, nude

$8,950

H 25 in W 10 in

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Demeter Goddess Greek Mythology, figurative, nude

By Carl Payne

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Edition of 25 'Demeter' by Carl Payne. A bronze sculpture of a figurative woman representing Demeter, goddess of the harvest and fertility, captures both grace and symbolic power. T...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Pierre YermiaLarge Bull by Pierre Yermia - Animal Bronze Sculpture, large size, outdoor, 2015-2017

$35,217

H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 13.39 in

Large Bull by Pierre Yermia - Animal Bronze Sculpture, large size, outdoor

By Pierre Yermia

Located in Paris, FR

Large Bull, bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. 120 cm × 100 cm × 34 cm. Limited-edition of 8 copies and 4 artist's proofs, each signed and numbered. This m...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Benson LandesContemporary Bronze Sculpture of a ballerina, Olympiad, Figurative, woman, dance

$12,500

H 10 in W 20 in

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a ballerina, Olympiad, Figurative, woman, dance

By Benson Landes

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Edition of 25. Olympiad by Benson Landes. A bronze sculpture of a ballerina, crouched in a moment of rest, captures both poise and introspection. The sculptor portrays the dancer wi...

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