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拍品 132 Property from a Distinguished Collection
The present lot was a creative collaboration between George Nakashima and the client, who developed a close relationship with the designer. They had visited the studio and thoughtfully selected the tree that was later transformed into the dining table they continued to use for the next thirty years. This vision was documented for the client, as illustrated in the preparatory drawings. Nakashima described this process as, “The hours spent by the true craftsman in bringing out the grain, which has long been imprisoned in the trunk of the tree, are themselves an act of creation.” His designs were largely determined by the wood itself and how to better accentuate and exploit the inherent nature of the material to create timeless pieces of simplicity, pure line, and balanced proportion.
The present lot was a creative collaboration between George Nakashima and the client, who developed a close relationship with the designer. They had visited the studio and thoughtfully selected the tree that was later transformed into the dining table they continued to use for the next thirty years. This vision was documented for the client, as illustrated in the preparatory drawings. Nakashima described this process as, “The hours spent by the true craftsman in bringing out the grain, which has long been imprisoned in the trunk of the tree, are themselves an act of creation.” His designs were largely determined by the wood itself and how to better accentuate and exploit the inherent nature of the material to create timeless pieces of simplicity, pure line, and balanced proportion.
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
'Conoid' Dining Table, 1968
已結束2019年12月13日
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USD 106,250
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This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card and invoice.