06-21-201806-21-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3112BBoston
June 21, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Judy Kensley McKie Studio Furniture Antelope Sofa

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$33,210$27,000
Auction: 20th Century Design - 3112BLocation: BostonDate / Time: June 21, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Judy Kensley McKie Studio Furniture Antelope Sofa
Massachusetts, 1978
Low back with figural antelope integrated into the frame and legs with horns extending to the rear to form the arms, green textured cushions, marked JKM 1978, ht. 27, wd. 82, dp. 33 in.

Note: Judy Kensley McKie has become a prominent figure in the American studio furniture movement. McKie began making furniture in the early 1970s following completion of her painting degree at the Rhode Island School of Design; although her designs are informed by formal training as an artist, she is essentially self-taught as a craftsman. In her animal motifs, McKie makes reference to the design of indigenous cultures and primitive, totemic animals of Pre-Columbian, African, and Native American art, which are either carved into the wood or painted upon the surface. McKie strives to create furniture that is not only sculptural, but functional as well; her decorative furniture, which is often cast in bronze, marble, resin, and stone, functions as both an artistic form and a useful piece of furniture.
Estimate $12,000-18,000


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