PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE HIDA TAKAYAMA MUSEUM OF ART
OTTO WAGNER (1841-1918)
Armchair, model no. 6518, designed for the Österreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna, circa 1905
Details
OTTO WAGNER (1841-1918)
Armchair, model no. 6518, designed for the Österreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna, circa 1905
produced by Gebruder Thonet, Vienna, Austria
stained beechwood, aluminum, upholstery
31 x 22 1/4 x 19 in. (78.7 x 56.5 x 48.2 cm)
with manufacturer's paper label THONET
Armchair, model no. 6518, designed for the Österreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna, circa 1905
produced by Gebruder Thonet, Vienna, Austria
stained beechwood, aluminum, upholstery
31 x 22 1/4 x 19 in. (78.7 x 56.5 x 48.2 cm)
with manufacturer's paper label THONET
Provenance
Sotheby’s New York, 16 January 1997
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
S. Blaffer, Vienna Moderne: 1898-1918, New York, 1978, p. 37
P. Asenbaum, et. al., Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800-1900, Vienna, 1981, pp. 28, 32, 265
P. Asenbaum, et. al., Otto Wagner Möbel und Innenraume, Salzburg, 1984, pp. 44, 85, 214 (for a drawing) 234-235
C. Schorske, R. Waissenberger et al., Traum und Wirklichkeit Wien 1870-1930, Vienna, 1985, p. 101
A. Bony, Les Annees 10, Paris, 1991, p. 761
G. Renzi, II mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan 2008, pp. 130-132
P. Asenbaum, et. al., Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800-1900, Vienna, 1981, pp. 28, 32, 265
P. Asenbaum, et. al., Otto Wagner Möbel und Innenraume, Salzburg, 1984, pp. 44, 85, 214 (for a drawing) 234-235
C. Schorske, R. Waissenberger et al., Traum und Wirklichkeit Wien 1870-1930, Vienna, 1985, p. 101
A. Bony, Les Annees 10, Paris, 1991, p. 761
G. Renzi, II mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan 2008, pp. 130-132
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