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Isamu Noguchi

American · 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)

$4,450,500≈ £2,827,510≈ €3,549,892Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumThe Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New YorkPhillips462lots offered2001–2026years recorded96%sold (442)$3.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. The Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New York by Isamu Noguchi, 1939, Stack-laminated rosewood, original Herculite plate glass, sold Dec 2014The Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New YorkPhillips · $4,450,500≈ £2,827,510≈ €3,549,892Sign up to see
  2. Enigma (Who Knows) by Isamu Noguchi, 1956-57, cast iron, sold Oct 2025Enigma (Who Knows)Wright · $495,300≈ £369,489≈ €424,567Sign up to see
  3. Rare and Important coffee table by Isamu Noguchi, 1945-47, marble, wood, spun aluminum, sold Apr 2025Rare and Important coffee tableWright · $444,500≈ £334,085≈ €389,400Sign up to see

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  1. Cock Fight in Haiti, 1933 by Isamu Noguchi, 1904, sold Jan 2022
    Cock Fight in Haiti, 1933, 1904
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 226
    $1,200≈ £875≈ €1,048Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
  2. IN-50 coffee table by Isamu Noguchi, sold Dec 2021
    IN-50 coffee table
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 318
    $4,225≈ £3,172≈ €3,726Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  3. Custom shelving units from Isamu Noguchi's East 69th Street Apartment, New York by Isamu Noguchi, c. 1970, birch plywood, brass, sold Oct 2021
    Custom shelving units from Isamu Noguchi's East 69th Street Apartment, New York, c. 1970
    birch plywood, brass
    96 h x 40 w x 17 d in (244 x 102 x 43 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 155
    $35,000≈ £25,453≈ €30,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Dining table, model 312 by Isamu Noguchi, 1955, laminate over plywood, chrome-plated steel, enameled steel, sold Oct 2021
    Dining table, model 312, 1955
    laminate over plywood, chrome-plated steel, enameled steel
    28½ h x 47¾ dia in (72 x 121 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 360
    $1,690≈ £1,243≈ €1,462Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Dining table, model 311 by Isamu Noguchi, 1955, laminate over plywood, chrome-plated brass, enameled steel, sold Oct 2021
    Dining table, model 311, 1955
    laminate over plywood, chrome-plated brass, enameled steel
    28½ h x 34¼ dia in (72 x 87 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 380
    $1,500≈ £1,103≈ €1,297Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Coffee table, model IN-50 by Isamu Noguchi, 1944, maple, glass, sold Oct 2021
    Coffee table, model IN-50, 1944
    maple, glass
    15¾ h x 50 w x 36 d in (40 x 127 x 91 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 344
    $2,000≈ £1,472≈ €1,733Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. Akari floor lamp, model BB3-55DD by Isamu Noguchi, 1951, bamboo, enameled steel, paper, sold Sep 2021
    Akari floor lamp, model BB3-55DD, 1951
    bamboo, enameled steel, paper · Paper
    71 h x 21 dia in (180 x 53 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 221
    $3,250≈ £2,349≈ €2,745Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  8. Horn floor lamp, model BB3-33S by Isamu Noguchi, sold Aug 2021
    Horn floor lamp, model BB3-33S
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 903
    $5,000≈ £3,642≈ €4,249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  9. Prismatic side table by Isamu Noguchi, sold Aug 2021
    Prismatic side table
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 904
    $550≈ £401≈ €467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  10. coffee table, model IN-50 by Isamu Noguchi, sold Aug 2021
    coffee table, model IN-50
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 905
    $750≈ £546≈ €637Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Also offered, result not published (2)

Lots by Isamu Noguchi that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Isamu Noguchi signature

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

Placement

  • lower right1

Form

  • signed7
  • stamped signature2
  • initialled1
  • signed and dated1

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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

  • Isamu Noguchi, KhmerKhmer, 1962
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Isamu Noguchi, The cryThe cry, 1959
    Kröller-Müller Museum · Public domain
  • Isamu Noguchi, Portrait of Kitaoji RosanjinPortrait of Kitaoji Rosanjin, 1952
    Noguchi Museum · Public domain

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