Lot No. 206


A custom-made sofa table, designed and manufactured by E. R. Nele (Eva Renée Nele Bode)* in 1985,


A custom-made sofa table, designed and manufactured by E. R. Nele (Eva Renée Nele Bode)* in 1985, - Design

sculptural marble construction in the form of a female torso, the top resting firmly in a welded steel frame supported by three silver-plated bronze hands, inscribed and monogrammed, height approx. 28 cm, length approx. 105–146 cm, width approx. 78–88 cm. (MHA)

A unique item

This couch table is a sensuous and tongue-in-cheek play along the line between sculpture and functionalism. A sculptor, graphic artist, and designer, E. R. Nele is one of the most versatile German artists. She was awarded the Hessian Culture Prize and the Frankfurt Goethe Medal. Her works are installed in numerous public places and are on view in museums like the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, the Frankfurt Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. She exhibited at documenta II and III (founded by her father, Arnold Bode) and received countless prizes and honours. With original certificate of authenticity issued by E. R. Nele on 8 January 2017.

Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242

Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at

07.11.2018 - 17:00

Realized price: **
EUR 7,500.-
Estimate:
EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-

A custom-made sofa table, designed and manufactured by E. R. Nele (Eva Renée Nele Bode)* in 1985,


sculptural marble construction in the form of a female torso, the top resting firmly in a welded steel frame supported by three silver-plated bronze hands, inscribed and monogrammed, height approx. 28 cm, length approx. 105–146 cm, width approx. 78–88 cm. (MHA)

A unique item

This couch table is a sensuous and tongue-in-cheek play along the line between sculpture and functionalism. A sculptor, graphic artist, and designer, E. R. Nele is one of the most versatile German artists. She was awarded the Hessian Culture Prize and the Frankfurt Goethe Medal. Her works are installed in numerous public places and are on view in museums like the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, the Frankfurt Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. She exhibited at documenta II and III (founded by her father, Arnold Bode) and received countless prizes and honours. With original certificate of authenticity issued by E. R. Nele on 8 January 2017.

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: 07.11.2018 - 17:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 02.11. - 07.11.2018


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