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Chess, Hommage à Marcel Duchamp by Brigitte Kowanz, signed and marked

$7,064.64
£5,222.32
€5,900
CA$9,608.40
A$10,766.16
CHF 5,604.20
MX$131,707.40
NOK 71,134.89
SEK 67,186.05
DKK 44,925.60
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About the Item

Execution Brigitte Kowanz (chessmen) and Woka Lamps VIENNA (car and board) Chessmen made from kaiser rolls, carved and covered with acrylic, car from bicycle-wheels, iron frame, etched acrylicboard, signed: Brigitte Kowanz/3/30, marked WOKA, handmade multiple from a planned small-scale series of 30. In fact just 3 were manufactured. Exhibited in: Design Wien, MAK Vienna 1989. Lit.: P. Noever, Tradition und Experiment, MAK Wien, 1988, S. 115.
  • Creator:
    Woka Lamps (Retailer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 27.56 in (70 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1988
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Vienna, AT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 320071stDibs: LU1050245279122

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