Lot No. 178 +


A "New Orleans" armchair, Ron Arad,


London 1999, for the Gallery Mourmans, Netherlands, pigmented polyester, reinforced with fiberglass, gel coated, incised signature: Ron Arad London 99 and Ron Arad, height 94.4 cm, width 135 cm, depth 85 cm. (DR)

In form and dimensions, the "New Orleans" chair is identical to the stainless steel "Big Easy". Pigmented resin was added in layers to the fiberglass form. Due to the varying techniques and colors used, individual surface compositions make each "New Orleans" a one of a kind. Handmade by Ron Arad.

Provenance: Klaus Engelhorn collection, Vienna, purchased directly from Ron Arad in 2000.

Lit.: M. Collings, Ron Arad Talks to Matthew Collings, London 2004, p. 80"“83 - Ron Arad: A Retrospective Exhibition 1981"“2001, Barry Friedman, New York 2005, p. 85, p. 202 - G. Williams, The Furniture machine: Furniture since 1990, London 2006, p. 114 - Ron Arad: No Discipline, Catalogue of the Centre national d"™art et de la culture Georges Pompidou, Paris 2008, p. 110/111

07.11.2013 - 00:00

Realized price: **
EUR 90,060.-
Estimate:
EUR 50,000.- to EUR 60,000.-

A "New Orleans" armchair, Ron Arad,


London 1999, for the Gallery Mourmans, Netherlands, pigmented polyester, reinforced with fiberglass, gel coated, incised signature: Ron Arad London 99 and Ron Arad, height 94.4 cm, width 135 cm, depth 85 cm. (DR)

In form and dimensions, the "New Orleans" chair is identical to the stainless steel "Big Easy". Pigmented resin was added in layers to the fiberglass form. Due to the varying techniques and colors used, individual surface compositions make each "New Orleans" a one of a kind. Handmade by Ron Arad.

Provenance: Klaus Engelhorn collection, Vienna, purchased directly from Ron Arad in 2000.

Lit.: M. Collings, Ron Arad Talks to Matthew Collings, London 2004, p. 80"“83 - Ron Arad: A Retrospective Exhibition 1981"“2001, Barry Friedman, New York 2005, p. 85, p. 202 - G. Williams, The Furniture machine: Furniture since 1990, London 2006, p. 114 - Ron Arad: No Discipline, Catalogue of the Centre national d"™art et de la culture Georges Pompidou, Paris 2008, p. 110/111


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 07.11.2013 - 00:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 01.11. - 07.11.2013


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT(Country of delivery: Austria)

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