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"Cesca" Armchair

A work made of steel, wood, and cane.

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  • A work made of steel, wood, and cane.

Date:

Designed 1928; manufactured 1928/c. 35; design revised c. 1935; this version made 1969/71

Artist:

Designed by Marcel Breuer
American, born Hungary, 1902–1981
Made by Gavina S.p.A.
Italian, founded c. 1960
Retailed by Knoll International, Inc.
New York

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Marcel Breuer

Title

"Cesca" Armchair

Place

Milan (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.

Designed 1928

Medium

Steel, wood, and cane

Inscriptions

Labels on base of seat: "GAVINA S.p.A./Mod. Cesca-dis.M.Breuer/MADE IN ITALY"//"KNOll Associates/320 Park Avenue/New York, N.Y. 10022/MADE IN ITALY"

Dimensions

78.1 × 45.7 × 41.3 cm (30 3/4 × 18 × 16 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Knoll International, Inc.

Reference Number

1971.16

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