Isamu Noguchi

1904–1988 · Painter, Sculptor

Isamu Noguchi was an American artist, furniture designer and landscape architect whose career spanned six decades from the 1920s. Known for his sculpture and public artworks,… (Wikipedia)

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The Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New YorkPhillips · Dec 2014$4,450,500≈ £2,827,510≈ €3,549,892Sign up to see
Enigma (Who Knows)Wright · Oct 2025$495,300≈ £369,489≈ €424,567Sign up to see
Rare and Important coffee tableWright · Apr 2025$444,500≈ £334,085≈ €389,400Sign up to see

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Glass Top Coffee Table
A nice vintage table with thick glass top and metal pin
16" h x 56" w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 16, 2023 · Lot 356
$650≈ £523≈ €592HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Akari light sculpture, model 3A-UKAI
Screenprint · Paper
22½ h x 11½ dia in (57 x 29 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 100
$20,160≈ £16,328≈ €18,519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculpture, model 31PW
Drawing · Paper
62 h x 18 w x 18 d in (157 x 46 x 46 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 101
$8,820≈ £7,143≈ €8,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculpture, model 75D
Drawing · Paper
26½ h x 29 dia in (67 x 74 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 102
$6,288≈ £5,093≈ €5,776Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculptures model T1-45XN, pair
Sculpture · Paper
43½ h x 8½ w x 8 d in (110 x 22 x 20 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 103
$8,820≈ £7,143≈ €8,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculptures model 41S, pair
Sculpture · Paper
25¾ h x 12 dia in (65 x 30 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 105
$8,820≈ £7,143≈ €8,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculpture, model 22N
washi paper, enameled steel · Paper
24 h x 15 dia in (61 x 38 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 106
$5,040≈ £4,082≈ €4,630Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculpture, model 32N
Sculpture · Paper
66¾ h x 22 dia in (170 x 56 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 107
$30,240≈ £24,492≈ €27,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculpture, model 10A
washi paper, bamboo, wood, enameled steel, cane · Paper
49 h x 20½ dia in (124 x 52 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 108
$20,160≈ £16,328≈ €18,519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
Akari light sculpture, model 43L
Sculpture · Paper
75 h x 21 dia in (190 x 53 cm)
Wright · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 109
$11,970≈ £9,695≈ €10,996Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗

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Isamu Noguchi signature

11 catalogued lots by Isamu Noguchi record a signature line. Most often: signed.

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lower right1

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signed7
stamped signature2
initialled1
signed and dated1

Signed and dated lower right in pencil: Noguchi 33 — Cock Fight in Haiti, 1933, Michaan's Auctions, Jan 15, 2022
Stamped signature at bottom of shade — Hanging 'Akari' Light Sculpture, Billings, Sep 27, 2025
Signed near bottom edge and fitting with Akari and Gemini GEL stickers — 'Akari' Table Light Sculpture, Billings, Dec 9, 2023

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About Isamu Noguchi

Isamu Noguchi was an American artist, furniture designer and landscape architect whose career spanned six decades from the 1920s. Known for his sculpture and public artworks, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, Akari light sculptures, and furniture pieces, many of which are still manufactured and sold. His work is displayed at the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in New York City as well as many other museums.

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In museum collections

Khmer, 1962
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
The cry, 1959
Kröller-Müller Museum · Public domain
Portrait of Kitaoji Rosanjin, 1952
Noguchi Museum · Public domain

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