230 - BOTTA, Mario (born 1943) ALIAS (Edited by)

BOTTA, Mario (born 1943) ALIAS (Edited by) “Seconda” model armchair. Frame made of black epoxy-lacquered steel tubing; seat made of perforated sheet metal; backrest formed from a cylindrical roll of black expanded polyurethane. Base made of flattened steel featuring a pattern of two triangular frames extending from the armrests (shows signs of wear, and the polyurethane is slightly peeling). Circa 1982 H 71.5 cm – W 52 cm – D 56.5 cm - Bibliography: Charlotte and Peter Fiell, “1000 Chairs,” Cologne, Taschen, 1997, similar model shown p. 568 - Examples of this model are held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (inv. 1139.1983) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. 1988.187).