"Georg Jensen x Richard Anuszkiewicz c1969 Checkerboard w/ Gilt Bamboo Frame" (SOLD)
Price on Request
Excellent Condition
c1969
under glass covered checkerboard
Board Sz: 15 3/4"Sq
Frame Sz: 17"Sq x 1"D
Checker Sz: 1 1/2"Sq x 3/8"D
Custom Cut Cubed Checkers, (12) Yellow & (12) Green
Rare mid-century checkers set designed by American optical (op) artist Richard Anuszkiewicz.
Manufactured by Danish design company Georg Jensen in 1969 as part of their "Art for Everyday Living" series, and showcased in their Nov/Dec issue.
This limited-edition series was commissioned by Art in America magazine in an effort to give a wider audience to the prominent contemporary artists of the time via new mediums.
The set's colorful mid-century design is keeping with the Anuszkiewicz's infamous utilization of geometric shapes and high-intensity colors to create optical illusions.