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Strange Bird

To the Sunflower
Unknown Bird
1945 (cast 1971)
Bronze, gold patina
55 3/8 x 20 5/8 x 20 in. (10.7 x 52.4 x 50.8 cm)
Patinated wood box base: 18 x 18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (45.7 x 46.4 x 46.4 cm)
Incised on second from top resting element: Isamu Noguchi 3/8 1945-72'
Number 3 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
Private Collection, Philadelphia
Provenance
Cordier & Ekstrom, Inc., New York, consigned 1972
Gimpel Fils, Ltd., London, consigned 1972
Lord and Lady Jacobs, 1972
Christie's London, auctioned 30 June 2015
Current collection, 2015
Published On
November 17 2011
Last Updated On
June 8 2022
Status
published
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