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)

Grass-Seated stool, 1959

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated stool, 1959

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare king-size headboard, 1960

George Nakashima

Rare king-size headboard, 1960

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare Desk with Wall Case, 1960

George Nakashima

Rare Desk with Wall Case, 1960

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare Conoid chairs, set of four, 1965

George Nakashima

Rare Conoid chairs, set of four, 1965

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare Double Chest of Drawers with desk, 1960

George Nakashima

Rare Double Chest of Drawers with desk, 1960

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Important Minguren II coffee table, 1965

George Nakashima

Important Minguren II coffee table, 1965

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare Wall Case, 1960

George Nakashima

Rare Wall Case, 1960

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare Double Pedestal desk, 1959

George Nakashima

Rare Double Pedestal desk, 1959

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Grass-Seated stool, 1956

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated stool, 1956

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare Conoid settee, 1968

George Nakashima

Rare Conoid settee, 1968

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Exceptional Single Pedestal desk, 1976

George Nakashima

Exceptional Single Pedestal desk, 1976

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Exceptional Kornblut cabinet, 1970

George Nakashima

Exceptional Kornblut cabinet, 1970

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Special Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1976

George Nakashima

Special Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1976

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare Slab coffee table, 1958

George Nakashima

Rare Slab coffee table, 1958

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Unique Hanging lamp, 1961

George Nakashima

Unique Hanging lamp, 1961

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Rare stereo cabinet, 1958

George Nakashima

Rare stereo cabinet, 1958

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

Auction Closed

Set of six 'Conoid' dining chairs, 1980–1989

After George Nakashima

Set of six 'Conoid' dining chairs, 1980–1989

Sale Date: September 24, 2022

Auction Closed

Straight chairs model N19, set of four, 1946

George Nakashima

Straight chairs model N19, set of four, 1946

Sale Date: August 12, 2022

Auction Closed

Early extension dining table, model NK 12, 1948

George Nakashima

Early extension dining table, model NK 12, 1948

Sale Date: July 28, 2022

Auction Closed

Monumental frame, 1976

George Nakashima

Monumental frame, 1976

Sale Date: July 28, 2022

Auction Closed

Plank stool

George Nakashima

Sale Date: July 20, 2022

Auction Closed

Conoid chair, 1985

George Nakashima

Conoid chair, 1985

Sale Date: July 20, 2022

Auction Closed

George Nakashima

A "George Nakashima: Woodworker" trade..., 1962

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

Auction Closed

Frenchman's Cove II Dining Table, 1961

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove II Dining Table, 1961

Sale Date: July 28, 2022

Auction Closed

Previous 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.