Donna – UP5 and UP6 by Gaetano Pesce for B + B Italia UPDATE; THIS MADE 3,200
This Donna chair by Gaetano Pesce for B + B Italia (1969) was designed to resemble a prehistoric female fertility figure with a ball attached to symbolise captivity. It is the catalogue cover lot for de Veres Design and Irish Art auction to be held at Kildare St., Dublin on April 28. The catalogue for the sale is online.
Donna UP5 and UP6 is completely in tune with the spirit of Pop Art and the Gaetano Pesce fondness for anthropomorphic shapes. It is estimated at 2,000-3,000.
The stretched fabric covered polyurethane foam chair is stamped with the makers label. Compressed and vacuum packed into pvc packages the chairs literally bounced into life when unwrapped.
Pesce’s work is featured in over 30 permanent collections in the most important museums in the world such as MoMA in New York, Vitra in Germany, the Pompidou in Paris and the V and A in London.
