The Collection Modern and Contemporary Art Armchair Marcel Breuer American, born Hungary 1922 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 909 This chair was conceived during Breuer's first years at the Bauhaus school in Weimar, and the remarkable design marks the first time he used a cantilevered frame. 1 of 3 Marcel Breuer Armchair 1922 Not on view Manufacturer Bauhaus Weaving Workshops, Weimar Medium Stained oak and hand-woven wool Dimensions 37 1/4 x 22 x 22 1/2" (94.6 x 55.9 x 57.2 cm), seat h. 17 1/4" (43.8 cm) Credit Phyllis B. Lambert Fund Object number 160.1958 Department Architecture and Design Installation views
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Artwork Details Overview Inscriptions and Markings Provenance Exhibition History References Title: "Wassily" Armchair Designer: Marcel Breuer (American (born Hungary), Pécs 1902-1981 New York) Date: 1925 Medium: Chrome-plated steel, canvas upholstery Dimensions: 30 3/4 × 30 1/4 × 26 3/4 in., 15 lb. (78.1 × 76.8 × 67.9 cm, 6.8 kg) Marcel Lajos Breuer ( / ˈbrɔɪ.ər / BROY-ər; 21 May 1902 - 1 July 1981), was a Hungarian-German modernist architect and furniture designer. He moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1944. [1] Overview Provenance Exhibition History References Title: "B35" Armchair Artist: Marcel Breuer (American (born Hungary), Pécs 1902-1981 New York) Manufacturer: Gebrüder Thonet GmbH Date: 1928-29 Medium: Tubular steel, wood, and canvas Dimensions: 32 1/4 × 24 1/2 × 31 1/2 in. (81.9 × 62.2 × 80 cm) Classification: Furniture-Wood An Expressionist chair Made when he was still a student, Breuer's painted African Chair exemplifies the early, expressionist phase of Bauhaus design. In keeping with the Arts and Crafts creed that hand making is superior to machine making, the carved wood in African Chair is left unplaned to retain a hand-hewn look.
Marcel Breuer B35 Leather Lounge Chair/Armchair for Germany
Died: July 1, 1981 - New York City, USA Movements and Styles: Bauhaus , Modern Architecture Marcel Breuer Summary Accomplishments Important Art Biography Influences and Connections Useful Resources Similar Art and Related Pages "The artist works with the highest level of feeling. The technician works with the highest level of logic." 1 of 6 229.1934 Department Architecture and Design Marcel Breuer has 29 works online. There are 10,796 design works online. There are 682 furniture and interiors online. Installation views We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history. Bauhaus: 1919-1928 'Club' armchair, model B3 1925-6 Designed by Marcel Breuer (1902-81) Germany Manufactured 1927-8 by Standard Möbel, Berlin, or Thonet Möbel, Frankenberg Nickel-plated tubular steel, screwed together Upholstery (partly original): cotton canvas Supported by the Friends of the V&A Museum no. W.2-2005 This is one of the most important furniture designs of the 20th century. Cesca ™ Chair - Arm Chair with Upholstered Seat & Cane Back. Starts at $1151 $921 Shop.. Marcel Breuer is equally celebrated for his achievements in architecture and furniture. Breuer was a student and subsequently a master carpenter at the Bauhaus in the early 1920s. His entire body of work, both architecture and furniture, embodies the.
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Marcel Breuer Armchairs American, Hungarian, 1902-1981 The architect and designer Marcel Breuer was one the 20th century's most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. Marcel Breuer Armchair (model B35) 1928-1929 Not on view Manufacturer Gebrüder Thonet A.G., Germany Medium Chrome-plated tubular steel, wood, lacquer arm rests, and canvas Dimensions 31 1/2" x 24 x 31 1/2" (80 x 61 x 80 cm), seat h. 12" (30.5 cm) Credit Estée and Joseph Lauder Design Fund Object number 523.1977 Department Architecture and Design
Marcel Breuer Chairs American, Hungarian, 1902-1981 The architect and designer Marcel Breuer was one the 20th century's most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. Marcel Breuer (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.
Armchair S 35 L Marcel Breuer 1929. Bauhaus Movement
Marcel Breuer, Armchair, 1922, Stained oak and hand-woven wool, 94.6 x 55.9 x 57.2 cm . Breuer's armchair, designed a year after his African Chair, shows the clear influence of De Stijl. The structural framework is composed entirely of straight horizontal and vertical members meeting at perfect right angles. Like Rietveld, Breuer recognizes. Marcel Breuer. Cesca Armchair (model B64). 1928. Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna, Austria. Bent chromed tubular steel, wood, and cane. 30 7/8 x 22 7/8 x 23 1/4" (78.5 x 58.1 x 59 cm). Gift of Manfred Ludewig. 224.1981. Architecture and Design
