Lot 77
  • 77

Ai Weiwei

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ai Weiwei
  • Fairytale - 1001 Chairs
  • titled in Chinese on the underside and numbered 02-027 on a label affixed to the underside
  • Qing dynasty wooden chair
  • 120 by 63 by 55 cm. 47 1/4 by 24 3/4 by 21 5/8 in.
  • Executed in 2007.

Provenance

Galleria Dorothea van der Koelen, Venice
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Kassel, Documenta 12, Fairytale, 2007

Literature

Charles Merewether, Ai Weiwei: Under Construction, Sydney 2008, p. 124, installation view
Philip Tinari et al., Ai Weiwei: Works 2004-2007, Zurich 2007, p. 161, installation view
Exhibition Catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, Ai Weiwei, 2015, pp. 80-81, installation view

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a few minor signs of wear in isolated places.
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