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Armchair

A work made of wood, possibly elm; walnut and maple veneers; ebonized fruitwood; modern horsehair upholstery.
© 2018 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of wood, possibly elm; walnut and maple veneers; ebonized fruitwood; modern horsehair upholstery.

Date:

c. 1927

Artist:

Josef Albers
American, born Germany, 1888-1976
Bauhaus Workshop
Germany, 1919-1933

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Josef Albers (Designer)

Title

Armchair

Place

Germany (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.

1926–1929

Medium

Wood, possibly elm; walnut and maple veneers; ebonized fruitwood; modern horsehair upholstery

Dimensions

72.5 × 61.3 × 64.2 cm (28 1/2 × 24 1/8 × 25 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dr. Fritz Moellenhoff and Dr. Anna Moellenhoff

Reference Number

1982.76

Copyright

© 2018 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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