ELIZABETH GAROUSTE AND MATTIA BONETTI | "Barbare" Chair

Mattia Bonetti, Elizabeth Garouste, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1985, n.p. (for the model and a design drawing of the model)
Alex Buck and Matthias Vogt, eds., Garouste & Bonetti, Frankfurt, 1996, p. 105
Jacqueline du Pasquier and Jean-Jacques Wattel, Mattia Bonetti, exh. cat., vol. 1, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2015, pp. 15 and 89
Delphine and Reed Krakoff, Houses That We Dreamt Of: The Interiors of Delphine and Reed Krakoff, New York, 2017, pp. 123 and 184 (for the present lot illustrated)

Overall very good condition. Some light wear to the green patina, most likely original and intended by the artists.The hide is very slightly distressed, consistent with age and very gentle use. A classic work from the oeuvre of this artist collaboration.
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