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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Original Vintage Exhibition Poster "NOGUCHI GALERIE MAEGHT", 1981
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Japanese artist Isamu Noguchi was a visionary sculptor and designer whose work left an indelible mark on the worlds of art, architecture, and design. Born on November 17, 1904, in Lo...
Paper
$1,200
H 36.25 in W 24.25 in D 0.75 in
Framed Calder Galerie Maeght Lithograph Poster Maeght Editeur - Arte Paris 70s
By Calder, Galerie Maeght
Located in New York, NY
Bold, colorful and graphic Galerie Maeghgt Calder Poster by Maeght Editeur - Arte Paris. The poster is in it's original vintage frame with a blue mat border, aluminum frame and gla...
Paper
$575
H 27.5 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in
Alberto Giacometti Exhibition Galerie Maeght Poster 1951 in Silver Frame
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Exhibition poster from his 1951 signed in Plate - in good condition with some faint creasing. The poster is a fine representation of the artist. Fr...
Metal
$396Sale Price|37% Off
H 30.12 in W 21.26 in D 0.01 in
Joan Miro Sculptures Lithographic Poster Galerie Maeght - France 1970s
By Joan Miró
Located in La xara, VC
Joan Mirò - Sculptures is a lithographic poster realized period 1970s Occasion of one of his exhibitions at Galerie Maeght. Offset and Lithograph. Very Good conditions.
Paper
$750
H 25.75 in W 19 in D 0.5 in
JOAN MIRO Original Vintage Color Lithograph Poster GALERIE MAEGHT “CARTONS” 1965
By Galerie Maeght, Joan Miró
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is an original vintage color lithograph exhibition poster produced for the exhibition of 32 cartoons by Joan Miro held at the Galerie Maeght, Paris ( 4 May to June 1965 ). The p...
Paper
$1,649
H 28.15 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Picasso Drawings Galerie Louise Leiris
By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
Original vintage art exhibition poster for Picasso Dessins 1966-1967 Drawings at the Galerie Louise Leiris 47 Rue de Monceau Paris VIII held fro...
Paper
Galerie Maeght Calder Poster "Stabiles"
By Alexander Calder, Galerie Maeght
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Galerie Maeght Calder poster, "Stabiles" one of a collection we are offering on 1st dibs.
Paper
$850
H 29.25 in W 18.75 in D 1.3 in
An original Francis Bacon poster from Galerie Maeght, framed in burl, Paris 1966
Located in View Park, CA
An original Francis Bacon exhibition poster, 1966. Featuring the “Personnage Couché” shown at Galerie Maeght in Paris. Framed gorgeously in a walnut burl, begging glass, and ready to...
Wood, Burl, Paper
Calder Exhibition Poster, Galerie Maeght, 1959
Located in Savannah, GA
An original exhibition poster lithograph for Alexander Calder show at Galerie Maeght in Paris, 1959. 18 ½ by 25 ½ inches
Glass, Wood, Paper
1981 Bruce Springsteen - Los Angeles Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Brilliant poster created in 1981 to promote a special one-off live show of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. The show was a benefit gig for the...
Paper
$1,031
H 26.38 in W 19.49 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Georges Rohner Galerie Andre Weil Mourlot
Located in London, GB
Original vintage art exhibition poster - Rohner Galerie Andre Weil 26 Avenue Matignon - held from 13 to 28 February 1960 featuring a still life artwork by the French painter Georges ...
Paper
$1,031
H 29.73 in W 19.1 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Paul Gauguin Galerie Charpentier Tahiti
By Paul Gauguin
Located in London, GB
Original vintage exhibition poster for One Hundred Works / Cent Oeuvres Gauguin held at the Galerie Charpentier gallery 76 Faubourg Saint Honore Paris VIIIe featuring an 1892 paintin...
Paper
1981 Rolling Stones - American Tour 1981 Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Promoting their 1981 album "Tattoo You", the Rolling Stones American Tour of 1981 was the highest grossing tour of the year, earning over $50 million. Reaching number 1 in the charts...
Paper
Isamu Noguchi Bridge Wood Block Print by Yutaka Kagimoto
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Woodblock Print by Yutaka Kagimoto of Isamu Noguchi's Hiroshima Peace Bridge. Original metal over wood frame, and box. Signed and dated 1960. Japanese.
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