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MR 20 Armchair

A work made of bent tubular chromium-plated steel, with banded and sewn dark green leather spanning seat and back.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of bent tubular chromium-plated steel, with banded and sewn dark green leather spanning seat and back.

Date:

Designed and manufactured 1926/27

Artist:

Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American, born Germany, 1886-1969
Made by Berliner Metallgewerke Joseph Müller
Berlin, Germany

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Designer)

Title

MR 20 Armchair

Place

Berlin (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1926–1927

Medium

Bent tubular chromium-plated steel, with banded and sewn dark green leather spanning seat and back

Dimensions

80 × 54.3 × 85.1 cm (31 1/2 × 21 3/8 × 33 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

Reference Number

1970.403

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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