Acquired directly from the artist's estate by the present owner
Literature
Eva and Wenzel Beuys, Drei Tische Zum Gebrauch?, Munich, 2008, p. 6, 47 (illustrated) Jörg Schellmann, ed., Forty Are Better Than One, Munich/New York, 2009, p. 450 Schellmann Furniture, Artists' Furniture, Munich, 2011, n.p. (another example illustrated)
Catalogue Essay
The original table was designed in 1953. In 1967, it was transformed into a work of art and installed at the Block Beuys in Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt.
pearwood and ebony 75 x 83.5 x 64.5 cm (29 1/2 x 32 7/8 x 25 3/8 in.) Designed in 1953-1967 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 £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
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