An “Hommage à Marcel Duchamp” chess set, designed by Brigitte Kowanz* 1986,
manufactured by Brigitte Kowanz (figures) and Woka Lamps Vienna (trolley), the figures carved from bread rolls and coated with acrylic resin, the iron trolley frame on bicycle wheels, acid etched acrylic top, signed: Brigitte Kowanz/3/30, marked: Woka, height approx. 65 cm, width approx. 104 cm, depth approx. 93 cm. (MHA)
A handmade multiple from a limited series originally planned to comprise 30 sets, only three of which were manufactured.
Exhibited:
Design Vienna, MAK, Vienna 1989.
Lit.:
P. Noever, Tradition und Experiment, MAK, Vienna, 1988, p. 115.
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
02.11.2017 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 4,060.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,800.- to EUR 4,500.-
An “Hommage à Marcel Duchamp” chess set, designed by Brigitte Kowanz* 1986,
manufactured by Brigitte Kowanz (figures) and Woka Lamps Vienna (trolley), the figures carved from bread rolls and coated with acrylic resin, the iron trolley frame on bicycle wheels, acid etched acrylic top, signed: Brigitte Kowanz/3/30, marked: Woka, height approx. 65 cm, width approx. 104 cm, depth approx. 93 cm. (MHA)
A handmade multiple from a limited series originally planned to comprise 30 sets, only three of which were manufactured.
Exhibited:
Design Vienna, MAK, Vienna 1989.
Lit.:
P. Noever, Tradition und Experiment, MAK, Vienna, 1988, p. 115.
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.11.2017 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.10. - 02.11.2017 |
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