Sold for:
$20,000
$20,000
USA, c.
1940 birch plywood and dowel 18 w x 21 d x 33½ h in (46 x 53 x 85 cm)
An important developmental chair by Bertoia. While the overall form of the chair is heavily influenced by the work of Aalto and Breuer, Bertoia's treatment of the seat with its structure of repeated wooden dowels points the way to Bertoia's breakthrough furniture series comprised of metal rods. Bertoia's furniture designs are among the most commercially successful of the twentieth century. This experimental chair is from the artist's personal collection and is quite probably the earliest seating design of Bertoia's career. more
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2005-03-20
