Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Study for an Absent Sculpture (Tapestry), 1974
Other · Paper
Wright · Oct 23, 2025$44,450 ≈ £33,323 ≈ €38,342Sign up free to see price
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Akari light sculpture, model E
Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988)
$44,100 price realized incl. premium
≈ £35,717≈ €40,511
Hammer $35,000 · with buyer’s premium $44,100
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- Medium
- Drawing · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “washi paper, bamboo”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 99 h x 18 dia in (251 x 46 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Taking Shape: The Akari Light Sculptures of Isamu Noguchi (auctions/2023/03/taking-shape-the-akari-light-sculptures-of-isamu-noguchi)
- Date
- March 30, 2023
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 113
- Estimate
- $10,000 – — (≈ £8,099) (≈ €9,186)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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