II.103 Sleigh Lounger, 1963 (106)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.103 Sleigh Lounger, 1963 (106)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0144.0106.1963

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Oak, Leather

Collection

Chairs, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1963

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 63

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.103

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

106

Dimensions

Height

34-1/2 in

Depth

29 in

Length

51-1/2 in

Height

87.6 cm

Depth

73.7 cm

Length

130.8 cm

Colors

Color

Brown, Black

Color Notes

A brown oak frame and black leather upholstery.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jun 15, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Unknown, Private Collection

Notes

Private collection in Hawaii.

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Edmund Burke Feldman, Varieties of Visual Experience: Art as Image and Idea, 2nd ed. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1971). Alastair Gordon, "Famous, Again," Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2011. Marissa J. Pascucci, "Wendell Castle," The Art Economist, March 2011.

Note Type

Comments

Note

The chair originally included finials, but they were removed soon after creation by the artist.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 15, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

June 15, 2026