Adolf Loos, a “Knieschwimmer” armchair, variation used for, inter alia, the apartment of Arthur and Leonie Friedmann, Vienna, 1906/07, the house of Leopold Goldmann, Vienna, 1911, and the Müller Villa, Prague, 1907,
Adolf Loos, a “Knieschwimmer” armchair, variation used for, inter alia, the apartment of Arthur and Leonie Friedmann, Vienna, 1906/07, the house of Leopold Goldmann, Vienna, 1911, and the Müller Villa, Prague, 1907,
The design of the “Kneeswimmer” reclining chair was modelled on the “Easy Chair” by Wilhelm Birch (1898). walnut wood, brown-stained; dark yellow-golden textile covering, both the covering and the upholstery have been replaced; professionally restored; signs of age and use; height 77 cm, length 111 cm, width 75 cm. (MP)
Literature:
inter alia, Rukschcio, Schachel, Adolf Loos, p. 444, no. 454, cat. 51 (Friedmann apartment), p. 489, no. 545, cat. 84; Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, p. 53, no. 45 (Goldmann apartment); Rostás, Friedrich Otto Schmidt, p. 413; Adolf Loos, Private Spaces, p. 84 and p. 181. cf. F. O. Schmidt, model number: 4306, before 1914
Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383
magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at
07.06.2023 - 15:33
- Realized price: **
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EUR 15,600.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 10,000.- to EUR 15,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 10,000.-
Adolf Loos, a “Knieschwimmer” armchair, variation used for, inter alia, the apartment of Arthur and Leonie Friedmann, Vienna, 1906/07, the house of Leopold Goldmann, Vienna, 1911, and the Müller Villa, Prague, 1907,
The design of the “Kneeswimmer” reclining chair was modelled on the “Easy Chair” by Wilhelm Birch (1898). walnut wood, brown-stained; dark yellow-golden textile covering, both the covering and the upholstery have been replaced; professionally restored; signs of age and use; height 77 cm, length 111 cm, width 75 cm. (MP)
Literature:
inter alia, Rukschcio, Schachel, Adolf Loos, p. 444, no. 454, cat. 51 (Friedmann apartment), p. 489, no. 545, cat. 84; Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, p. 53, no. 45 (Goldmann apartment); Rostás, Friedrich Otto Schmidt, p. 413; Adolf Loos, Private Spaces, p. 84 and p. 181. cf. F. O. Schmidt, model number: 4306, before 1914
Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383
magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts |
Auction type: | Online auction |
Date: | 07.06.2023 - 15:33 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 01.06. - 07.06.2023 |
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