Lot 58 B · Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Olmec & Muse
Isamu Noguchi · basalt with granite base
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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 15 November 2017
- Dimensions
- basalt: 53 1/2 x 47 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (135.9 x 120 x 49.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3879352
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3879352 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3879352
Isamu Noguchi, Olmec & Muse. Christie's, 15 Nov 2017, lot 58 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3879352.
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Isamu Noguchi, Olmec & Muse. Christie's, 15 Nov 2017, lot 58 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3879352.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cipango (Small Version) | Frank Stella | $2,200,000–$2,800,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isamu Noguchi | Study for Energy Void | $4,650,000 | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | |
| Isamu Noguchi | The Sky | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Stone-Abiding | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Myo | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | The Gunas | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Fishface | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Untitled | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | The Family | Sotheby's, May 2023 |
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