Description

A hand-crafted table that could be used as a dining table, desk or living room console table, inspired by the late American artist and wood sculptor, Wharton Esherick.

The table has been constructed and hand-carved by leading Kent-based cabinet maker, James Chandler, with a 2 plank 300 year old hornbeam top (felled in Kent) and ebonised hand carved legs in hawthorn.  The carving to the legs was inspired by a similar table created in the 1920’s by Wharton Esherick, who’s pieces attract considerble value at auction.

Dimensions H78 W222 D89-62 cms

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About Wharton Esherick

His interest in wood began in 1920 with the carving of simple representational designs on frames for his paintings. This led to carving woodcuts – some 350 blocks and nine illustrated books – and carving on furniture. In the early 1920s he began sculpting in wood, then considered solely a craft medium. Gravitating towards direct carving and interior furnishings, Esherick had begun his lifelong exploration of the nature of wood and its dynamic material quality. By 1926 his sculpture was being exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and he turned to the construction, the expression in space, of his Studio.

Spanning the 50-year period from 1920 until his death in 1970, Esherick evolved from the organic forms of the Arts and Crafts period, through the sharp-edged crystalline shapes of Expressionism, to the curvilinear free-forms for which he is best known. He created furniture that would pass as sculpture, and sculpture that functioned as furniture, bridging the gap between art and craft. He welcomed commissions for one-of-a-kind furniture and interiors, not just for the income, but for the joy of creating new, exciting forms for everyday uses and developed long-lasting relationships with dedicated patrons along the way.