George Nakashima

(American, 1905–1990)

George Nakashima was a celebrated American woodworker and furniture-maker. He is best known for his involvement in the American Craft movement and for his mastery of traditional Japanese hand tools and joinery techniques. Some of his most acclaimed works are his large tables made from singular wood slabs with irregular natural edges, elegantly held together by a few small butterfly joints. Born on May 24, 1905 in Spokane, WA to Japanese immigrant parents, he went on to earn a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931. Nakashima later toured the architecture of Japan, where he also worked under the Czech-American architect Antonin Raymond, a collaborator of Frank Lloyd Wright. He produced 200 commissioned pieces for Nelson Rockefeller in 1973, and his property in New Hope, PA was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 2014. Nakashima died on June 15, 1990 in New Hope, PA.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Arlyn table from the Arlyn room, Melody Woods III, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988
Sold price: 822,400 USD

George Nakashima Artworks

George Nakashima (6,359 results)

Round Pedestal table, 1965

George Nakashima

Round Pedestal table, 1965

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

Auction Closed

New chairs, set of four, 1965

George Nakashima

New chairs, set of four, 1965

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

Auction Closed

Early coffee table, 1951

George Nakashima

Early coffee table, 1951

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

Auction Closed

cabinet, 1965

George Nakashima

cabinet, 1965

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

Auction Closed

Armlehnstuhl

George Nakashima

Armlehnstuhl "Straight Chair", 1948

Sale Date: March 16, 2018

Auction Closed

Armlehnstuhl

George Nakashima

Armlehnstuhl "Straight Chair", 1948

Sale Date: March 16, 2018

Auction Closed

Free-edge coffee table, 1970–1979

George Nakashima

Free-edge coffee table, 1970–1979

Sale Date: February 25, 2018

Auction Closed

Cabinet/Chest of Drawers

George Nakashima

Cabinet/Chest of Drawers

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

Auction Closed

MINGUREN II Coffee Table

George Nakashima

MINGUREN II Coffee Table

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

Auction Closed

WEPMAN Table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

Auction Closed

WOHL Table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

Auction Closed

NEW CHAIR Rocker

George Nakashima

NEW CHAIR Rocker

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

Auction Closed

MINGUREN II Table

George Nakashima

MINGUREN II Table

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

Auction Closed

CONOID Bench

George Nakashima

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

Auction Closed

Dining chairs (4), 1951

George Nakashima

Dining chairs (4), 1951

Sale Date: February 25, 2018

Auction Closed

Dining table with clustered base, 1979

George Nakashima

Dining table with clustered base, 1979

Sale Date: February 25, 2018

Auction Closed

Minguren coffee table, 1968

George Nakashima

Minguren coffee table, 1968

Sale Date: February 25, 2018

Auction Closed

Conoid dining table, 1976

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1976

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

Auction Closed

GEORGE NAKASHIMA TRESTLE DESK, 1986–1987

George Nakashima

GEORGE NAKASHIMA TRESTLE DESK, 1986–1987

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

Auction Closed

Conoid dining table with book-matched top, 1974

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table with book-matched top, 1974

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

Auction Closed

Sliding Door cabinet

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

Auction Closed

Pedestal occasional table, 1964

George Nakashima

Pedestal occasional table, 1964

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

Auction Closed

Rare bookcase/desk, 1961

George Nakashima

Rare bookcase/desk, 1961

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

Auction Closed

Plank Headboard

George Nakashima

Plank Headboard

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

Auction Closed

Previous 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.