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)

Table lamp, 1984

George Nakashima

Table lamp, 1984

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Sideboard, 1984

George Nakashima

Sideboard, 1984

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Pair of Conoid cushion chairs, 1980

George Nakashima

Pair of Conoid cushion chairs, 1980

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Slab coffee table, 1973

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1973

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Conoid dining table, 1971

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1971

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Set of three Conoid chairs (+ another; set..., 1971

George Nakashima

Set of three Conoid chairs (+ another; set..., 1971

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Room divider, 1971

George Nakashima

Room divider, 1971

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Coffee table, 1963

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1963

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

hanging wall cabinet, 1970

George Nakashima

hanging wall cabinet, 1970

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

Slab coffee table, 1969

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1969

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

wall-mounted cabinet, 1971

George Nakashima

wall-mounted cabinet, 1971

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

wall mirror, 1962

George Nakashima

wall mirror, 1962

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

Minguren I coffee table, 1977

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1977

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

Important console, 1955

George Nakashima

Important console, 1955

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

Important Conoid desk, 1987

George Nakashima

Important Conoid desk, 1987

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

lounge chair with rocker and right arm, 1978

George Nakashima

lounge chair with rocker and right arm, 1978

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

table lamp, 1976

George Nakashima

table lamp, 1976

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

Conoid bench, 1977

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1977

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

rare Minguren I coffee table, 1977

George Nakashima

rare Minguren I coffee table, 1977

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

Auction Closed

Wall-mounted cabinet, 1975

George Nakashima

Wall-mounted cabinet, 1975

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Slab coffee table, 1957

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1957

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Minguren I” low table, 1970–1979

George Nakashima

Minguren I” low table, 1970–1979

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

Auction Closed

Trestle table

George Nakashima

Trestle table

Sale Date: May 19, 2015

Auction Closed

Importante table dite

George Nakashima

Importante table dite "Frenchmans Cove..., 1959

Sale Date: May 20, 2015

Auction Closed

Previous 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.