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Strange Bird

To the Sunflower
Unknown Bird
1945 (cast 1987)
Bronze
55 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 20 1/8 in. (141 x 54 x 51.1 cm)
Wooden cylander shaped base: 18 x 20 1/8 in.
Inscribed on interior edge of rectangular element: Isamu Noguchi AP 1945 - 88 [Tallix Foundry stamp]
One of 2 APs from an edition of 8 cast in bronze (1-3, 5, 8) and constructed in aluminum (4, 6, 7) plus 1 AC and 2 APs; conceived in slate
fabricated by Fonderia D'Arte Tesconi, Pietrasanta
Current Collection
Unknown
Provenance
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc., 1988
Pace Gallery, consigned 1988
Private Collection, Palm Beach, 1988
Sotheby's New York, auctioned 16 May 2018
Current collection, 2018
Published On
November 17 2011
Last Updated On
December 8 2021
Status
published
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