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Sofa

A work made of wood, possibly elm; walnut and maple veneers; 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; 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

Sofa

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; modern horsehair upholstery

Dimensions

48.3 × 191.8 × 79.4 cm (19 × 75 1/2 × 31 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dr. Fritz Moellenhoff and Dr. Anna Moellenhoff

Reference Number

1982.78a

Copyright

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

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