A 'SITTING BEAVER' CHAIR, DESIGNED CIRCA 1979, EXECUTED 1987

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FRANK GEHRY (B. 1929)
A 'SITTING BEAVER' CHAIR, DESIGNED CIRCA 1979, EXECUTED 1987
from the Experimental Edges series, number 19 from an edition of 500, manufactured by New City Editions, corrugated cardboard
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high
with brass plaque to underside: Frank Gehry Sitting Beaver 19/500 published by New City Editions 1987

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Lot Essay

F. Dal Co, K. W. Foster, Frank O. Gehry, The Complete Works, New York, 1998, p. 211 for another chair of this model;
J. F. Ragheb (ed.), Frank Gehry Architect, exhibition catalogue, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2001, pp. 57- 59 for other works from this series.

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