Important Design

Robert Wilson

Zeus chair, prototype

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Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 EUR

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Description

Robert Wilson

Zeus chair, prototype

Designed circa 1994

Brass and stone

123 x 94 x 39,5 cm ; 47 ¼ x 37 x 15 ½ in.

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 2020

Private collection, Switzerland

Designed by Robert Wilson for his theatrical production TSE (come in under the shadow of this red rock), presented in 1994 in Gibellina, Sicily, this chair draws inspiration from Greek mythology. Our Zeus chair is the fourth of five prototypes produced prior to the final edition of three.

We would like to thank RW Work, Ltd for its assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.

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