Acquired directly from the artist's estate by the present owner
Literature
Eva and Wenzel Beuys, Drei Tische Zum Gebrauch?, Munich, 2008, p. 7 (another example illustrated) Jörg Schellmann, ed., Forty Are Better Than One, Munich/New York, 2009, p. 450 (another example illustrated) Schellmann Furniture, Artists' Furniture, Munich, 2011, n.p. (another example illustrated)
Catalogue Essay
The original work was designed in 1953 for a collector in Düsseldorf, it was transformed into a work of art as part of a series in 2008.
pitch pine 76 x 133 x 57 cm (29 7/8 x 52 3/8 x 22 1/2 in.) Designed in 1953 and executed in 2008, this work is number 4 from an edition of 9 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £1,750
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