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Study for an Absent Sculpture (Tapestry)
Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988) · 1974
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$44,450 price realized incl. premium
≈ £33,323≈ €38,342
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “hand-woven linen and cotton”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 71 h x 93¾ w in (180 x 238 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Design (auctions/2025/10/design)
- Date
- October 23, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 119
- Estimate
- $50,000 (≈ £37,484) (≈ €43,129)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 5, 2026
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