Live Auction 20093Post-War to Present
FRANZ WEST (1947-2012)
Lot 33

FRANZ WEST (1947-2012)

Onkel-Stuhl (Uncle Chair) [Ten Works]

Closed1 October 2021

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FRANZ WEST (1947-2012)
Onkel-Stuhl (Uncle Chair) [Ten Works]
seven stamped 'P207,' 'P208,' 'P744,' 'P746,' 'P751,' 'P760,' 'P762' (on the rear leg of each chair); one stamped 'P488' (on the front leg)
a pair of slightly larger dimension stamped 'P21,' 'P24' (on the rear leg of each chair)
woven synthetic textile over steel tubular frame
set of eight: 33 ¼ x 19 7/8 x 22 in. (84.5 x 50.5 x 55.9 cm.)
pair: 34 ½ x 20 x 20 ½ in. (87.6 x 50.8 x 52.1 cm.)
Executed in 2001-2009. These works are uniquely executed and from an open edition.

'P488,' 'P744,' 'P746,' 'P751,' 'P760,' 'P762':
Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014

'P21,' 'P24,' 'P207,' 'P208':
Private collection, acquired directly from the artist
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 November 2016, lots 143 and 144
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner