George Nakashima
Pair of “Greenrock” Ottomans from the Japanese House of Governor and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Pocantico Hills, New York
Auction Closed
June 10, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
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George Nakashima
Pair of “Greenrock” Ottomans from the Japanese House of Governor and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Pocantico Hills, New York
circa 1974
American black walnut, original indigo handwoven Japanese Mingei fabric upholstery
14¾ x 21½ x 21½ in. (37.5 x 54.6 x 54.6 cm) each including cushions
Governor and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Pocantico Hills, New York, commissioned directly from the artist, circa 1974
Private Collection
Sollo/Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa late 1990s
George Nakashima, The Soul of A Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1988, pp. 160 and 177
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, p. 162
Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form, Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 215-216 (for period photographs of the model in the Rockefellers' Japanese House, Pocantico Hills), 217, 226 (for a period photograph of the model) and 228
Leslie Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, p. 46
Robert Aibel, "The Soul of Nakashima," Modern Magazine, March 2015, p. 78 (for the present lot illustrated)
Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, p. 162
Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form, Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 215-216 (for period photographs of the model in the Rockefellers' Japanese House, Pocantico Hills), 217, 226 (for a period photograph of the model) and 228
Leslie Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, p. 46
Robert Aibel, "The Soul of Nakashima," Modern Magazine, March 2015, p. 78 (for the present lot illustrated)
