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Property from the Estate of Anita Reiner
Ai Weiwei (b. 1957)
Fairytale Chairs
Details
Ai Weiwei (b. 1957)
Fairytale Chairs
each: titled in Chinese 'Fairytale' (on the underside)
two elements--Qing dynasty wood chairs
left: 40½ x 19½ x 17¾ in. (102.9 x 49.5 x 45 cm.)
right: 39 x 20¼ x 17¼ in. (99 x 51 x 43.8 cm.)
Executed in 2007. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. (2)
Fairytale Chairs
each: titled in Chinese 'Fairytale' (on the underside)
two elements--Qing dynasty wood chairs
left: 40½ x 19½ x 17¾ in. (102.9 x 49.5 x 45 cm.)
right: 39 x 20¼ x 17¼ in. (99 x 51 x 43.8 cm.)
Executed in 2007. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. (2)
Provenance
Carolina Nitsch, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2012
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2012
Literature
K. Smith, H. U. Orbist and B. Fibicher, Ai Weiwei, London 2009, pp. 39 and 40 (another example illustrated in color).
M. Siemons and A. Weiwei, Ai Weiwei, New York, 2009, p. 46 (another example illustrated in color).
L. Bovier, Ai Weiwei: Fairytale, a Reader, Zurich, 2012, pp. 38-39 (another example illustrated).
M. Siemons and A. Weiwei, Ai Weiwei, New York, 2009, p. 46 (another example illustrated in color).
L. Bovier, Ai Weiwei: Fairytale, a Reader, Zurich, 2012, pp. 38-39 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
Kassel, Documenta 12, Fairytale, June-September 2007, no. LG. 019 and 02-037.
Paris, Galerie Torri, A few things that I know from them, Braco Dimitrijevic, Hamish Fulton, Ai WeiWei, Zhao Zhao, 2013 (another example exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Torri, A few things that I know from them, Braco Dimitrijevic, Hamish Fulton, Ai WeiWei, Zhao Zhao, 2013 (another example exhibited).
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