Live Auction 20925Design
ROBERT WILSON (B. 1941)
Lot 108 A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART & DESIGN, PALM BEACH

ROBERT WILSON (B. 1941)

Set of three Prototype 'Amadeus' Chairs, for 'The Magic Flute', designed 1991

Closed7 June 2022

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ROBERT WILSON (B. 1941)
Set of three Prototype 'Amadeus' Chairs, for 'The Magic Flute', designed 1991
produced by Gilbert Kadyszewski, Paris
iron
(largest) 87 x 25 x 15 in. (221 x 63.5 x 38.1 cm)
number 2 of 3 prototypes

Betty Freeman, acquired directly from the artist, 1997
Property from the Collection of Betty Freeman, Christie's, New York, 22 July 2010, lot 106
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

Robert Wilson designed these 'Amadeus' chairs for the Opéra Bastille production of The Magic Flute (1991) fabricated by Gilbert Kadyszewski, Paris. The present set of chairs is prototype number 2 of 3 sets made, followed by an edition of 3 sets later produced.