Sam Maloof

1916–2009

Sam Maloof was an American furniture designer and woodworker. Maloof's work is in the collections of several major American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Sam Maloof, Dining table and 8 chairs, Executed 1963Dining table and 8 chairsLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $144,000≈ £70,547≈ €101,223Sign up to see
  2. Sam Maloof, Dining table and chairs (9), Walnut and upholsteryDining table and chairs (9)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $81,250≈ £48,781≈ €59,155Sign up to see
  3. Sam Maloof, Horn back chairs, set of six, 1990, walnut, ebonyHorn back chairs, set of sixRago Auctions · $65,500≈ £52,329≈ €60,136Sign up to see

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Sam Maloof was an American furniture designer and woodworker. Maloof's work is in the collections of several major American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Maloof, the first craftsman to receive a MacArthur fellowship, was described by The New York Times as "a central figure in the postwar American crafts movement".

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Born 1916Died 2009Wikidata Q743874 ↗ULAN 500204787 ↗

Also known as Samuel Solomon Maloof

Artist record compiled from: auction results. See data sources & attribution.

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