Four Wendell Castle (American, 1932-2018) Molar Chair II
Hammer Price w/ BP
$3,355
| Lot #: 253 Four Wendell Castle (American, 1932-2018) Molar Chair II |
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Designed 1969. Gel-coated fiberglass and vinyl. Signed and dated. Literature: Wendell Castle: A Catalogue Raisonne 1958-2012, Eerdmans, pg. 69, no. II.23. |
| 29 x 18 x 22 in. (each) |
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Provenance The Artist. Thomas R. and Mary P. Markusen, Kendall, New York. |
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Auction Date Sep 24, 2026 |
Details:
Wendell Castle (American, 1932-2018)
Wendell Keith Castle was an American designer and sculptor, widely recognized as a founding figure of the American Studio Furniture movement. Born in Emporia, Kansas, he earned a BFA in industrial design and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Kansas before joining the postwar studio craft movement. Castle redefined furniture as fine art, creating whimsical, mind-bending forms in wood, fiberglass, metals, and other materials that blurred the line between sculpture and function. He taught for decades at the Rochester Institute of Technology and founded the Wendell Castle School to pass on advanced woodworking techniques. His work is held in major museum collections worldwide, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Wendell Keith Castle was an American designer and sculptor, widely recognized as a founding figure of the American Studio Furniture movement. Born in Emporia, Kansas, he earned a BFA in industrial design and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Kansas before joining the postwar studio craft movement. Castle redefined furniture as fine art, creating whimsical, mind-bending forms in wood, fiberglass, metals, and other materials that blurred the line between sculpture and function. He taught for decades at the Rochester Institute of Technology and founded the Wendell Castle School to pass on advanced woodworking techniques. His work is held in major museum collections worldwide, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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