An armchair, Herbert Eichholzer,
Austria, c. 1931, solid walnut, the seat upholstered and covered with textile fabric, height 90 cm, width 57 cm, depth 59 cm, height of seat 54 cm. (DRAX)
A unique piece. Original condition. The chair was used in the architect’s apartment and remained with the family.
Herbert Eichholzer was one of the most consistent exponents of the International Style in Austria. Initially he worked for Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in Paris. In 1931 he founded a group of architects in Graz. In 1943 he was executed under the charge of high treason.
Provenance: Haus Lind, Rosenberggürtel, Graz, Austria
Lit.: cf. A. Senarclens de Grancy, H. Halbrainer, Herbert Eichholzer. Totes Leben gibt es nicht, Vienna 2004
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
20.05.2015 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,400.- to EUR 2,800.-
An armchair, Herbert Eichholzer,
Austria, c. 1931, solid walnut, the seat upholstered and covered with textile fabric, height 90 cm, width 57 cm, depth 59 cm, height of seat 54 cm. (DRAX)
A unique piece. Original condition. The chair was used in the architect’s apartment and remained with the family.
Herbert Eichholzer was one of the most consistent exponents of the International Style in Austria. Initially he worked for Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in Paris. In 1931 he founded a group of architects in Graz. In 1943 he was executed under the charge of high treason.
Provenance: Haus Lind, Rosenberggürtel, Graz, Austria
Lit.: cf. A. Senarclens de Grancy, H. Halbrainer, Herbert Eichholzer. Totes Leben gibt es nicht, Vienna 2004
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 20.05.2015 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.05. - 20.05.2015 |