Isamu Noguchi, Light Sculpture (Lunar) (1943). Magnesite, plastic, electric components and wood. Courtesy Christie's.
Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.045, Hanging Five-Lobed, Multilayered Continuous Form within a Form, with Spheres in the First, Second and Third Lobes) (Executed circa early 1960s). Courtesy Philips.
Alexander Calder, Mariposa (1951). Sheet metal, rod and paint. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Sculptures by Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi, and Ruth Asawa all demonstrated market confidence in high-quality works. Each of these iconic artists used their own seductive visual language to play with form, surface, and the movement of light.⠀
Alexander Calder, Mariposa (1951) sold for $18,188,400 at Sotheby’s, Isamu Noguchi, Light Sculpture (Lunar) (1943) sold for $562,500 at Christie’s, and Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.045, Hanging Five-Lobed, Multilayered Continuous Form within a Form, with Spheres in the First, Second and Third Lobes) (Executed circa early 1960s), sold for $3,539,000 at Phillips.
Main image: Alexander Calder, Mariposa (1951). Sheet metal, rod and paint. Courtesy Sotheby's.
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