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

David HostetlerDavid Hostetler, Gold, Deco, Full Figure, Polished Bronze, Dancing, Female, 1990

$15,500

H 28 in W 7 in D 7 in

David Hostetler, Gold, Deco, Full Figure, Polished Bronze, Dancing, Female

By David Hostetler

Located in Nantucket, MA

David Hostetler's iconic female form. The polished bronze surface is sealed with Glasurit- a car finish, so it never needs to be polished. It is edition number 2/12. He has a dramat...

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1990s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

David HostetlerDavid Hostetler Dancer Gold Shiny Flowing Female Woman Figure By Commission, 1980

$17,500

H 34 in W 12 in D 18 in

David Hostetler Dancer Gold Shiny Flowing Female Woman Figure By Commission

By David Hostetler

Located in Nantucket, MA

Now available by commission. Dancing Lady in polished bronze is sealed with Glasurit- it never needs to be polished. She is cast from a wood carving of Dancing Lady- an iconic Hostet...

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1980s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

David HostetlerDavid Hostetler, Bather, Gold, Shiny, Torso, Bikini, Female, Polished Bronze, 1992

$16,500

H 28 in W 14 in D 7 in

David Hostetler, Bather, Gold, Shiny, Torso, Bikini, Female, Polished Bronze

By David Hostetler

Located in Nantucket, MA

David Hostetler carved the wood original for this bronze casting in 1960. He used an exotic wood board he obtained at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. You only notice the narrowness of the o...

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1990s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Irakli TsuladzeGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Universe, 2023

$4,600

H 13.39 in W 19.69 in D 13 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Universe

By Irakli Tsuladze

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze, glass & corian Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotion...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Gyunay AlievBallerina Rosé - Bronze Sculpture on Tassos-Marmor by Aliev, 2026

$997

H 11.82 in W 3.15 in D 3.55 in

Ballerina Rosé - Bronze Sculpture on Tassos-Marmor by Aliev

By Gyunay Aliev

Located in Winterswijk, NL

This shiny contemporary bronze sculpture of a ballerina blends elegance with a playful, whimsical spirit. Slightly abstract in form, she is captured in a dynamic pose that feels both...

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20th Century Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Irakli TsuladzeGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Love Notes, 2019

$2,800

H 16.93 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Love Notes

By Irakli Tsuladze

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze & marble Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotions, where...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Irakli TsuladzeGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - In Clouds, 2023

$4,600

H 22.84 in W 13.78 in D 7.09 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - In Clouds

By Irakli Tsuladze

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze & marble Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotions, where...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Irakli TsuladzeGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Cherry, 2019

$4,000

H 33.86 in W 12.6 in D 9.45 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Cherry

By Irakli Tsuladze

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze & Corian Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity o...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Irakli TsuladzeGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Light of Love, 2020

$8,000

H 57.49 in W 25.6 in D 17.33 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Light of Love

By Irakli Tsuladze

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze, granite, corian & glass Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Granite, Bronze

Rezo KhasiaGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Rezo Khasia - Sea, 2018

$7,500

H 21.66 in W 21.66 in D 9.85 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Rezo Khasia - Sea

By Rezo Khasia

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze & wood sculpture Rezo Khasia is a Georgian artist born in 1947 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. The sculptures performed by him are generalized and minimalist. He Us...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Bronze

Irakli TsuladzeGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Square of Love, 2021

$5,600

H 21.66 in W 22.05 in D 7.09 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Square of Love

By Irakli Tsuladze

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze, glass & marble Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotions...

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2010s Contemporary Isamu Noguchi Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Irakli TsuladzeGeorgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Infinity, 2019

$23,000

H 49.61 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Infinity

By Irakli Tsuladze

Located in Paris, IDF

Bronze, granite & glass Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar...

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