Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946-2012)
WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ILEANA SONNABEND AND THE ESTATE OF NINA CASTELLI SUNDELL
Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946-2012)

Mrs. Pear Bringing Her Husband a Freshly Ironed Shirt for the Opera. The Boy Smokes

Details
Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946-2012)
Mrs. Pear Bringing Her Husband a Freshly Ironed Shirt for the Opera. The Boy Smokes
signed 'P. Fischli David Weiss' (on the reverse)
chromogenic print
11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (29.8 x 40 cm.)
Executed in 1984-1985. This work is number three from an edition of three.
Provenance
The Estate of Ileana Sonnabend, acquired directly from the artist
By descent to the present owner
Literature
R. Fleck, Peter Fischli David Weiss, London and New York, 2005, pp. 70-71 (another example illustrated).
W. König, Peter Fischli und David Weiss: Equilibres, Cologne, 2007, p. 26 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
London, Tate Modern, Fischli & Weiss: Flowers & Questions. A Retrospective, October 2006-January 2007 (another example exhibited).
New York, Museum of Modern Art and Kunsthaus Zürich, The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today, August 2010-May 2011, p. 179 (another example exhibited).

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