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Art of Collecting: A Pacific Island Connoisseur of Art and Design
HANS J. WEGNER (1914-2017)
Rare 'Bear' Chair and Ottoman, designed circa 1950
Details
HANS J. WEGNER (1914-2017)
Rare 'Bear' Chair and Ottoman, designed circa 1950
manufactured by A.P. Stolen, Denmark
teak, fabric upholstery
chair: 38 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 36 in. (98.4 x 92.7 x 91.4 cm)
ottoman: 15 7/8 x 27 3/4 x 16 3/8 in. (40.3 x 70.5 x 41.6 cm)
Rare 'Bear' Chair and Ottoman, designed circa 1950
manufactured by A.P. Stolen, Denmark
teak, fabric upholstery
chair: 38 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 36 in. (98.4 x 92.7 x 91.4 cm)
ottoman: 15 7/8 x 27 3/4 x 16 3/8 in. (40.3 x 70.5 x 41.6 cm)
Provenance
Wyeth, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Literature
J. Moller Nielsen, Wegner, en dansk møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 70
N. Oda, Hans J. Wegner’s 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 49 (armchair), 68 (ottoman), 181 (armchair), 182 (ottoman)
Dansk Møbelkunst, ed., Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 58-59 (armchair)
C. Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6 (for a period photograph of this armchair model), 208-210 (armchair)
C. Bundegaard, Finn Juhl: Life, Work, World, New York, 2019, p. 113 (for a period photograph of this armchair model)
N. Oda, Hans J. Wegner’s 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 49 (armchair), 68 (ottoman), 181 (armchair), 182 (ottoman)
Dansk Møbelkunst, ed., Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 58-59 (armchair)
C. Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6 (for a period photograph of this armchair model), 208-210 (armchair)
C. Bundegaard, Finn Juhl: Life, Work, World, New York, 2019, p. 113 (for a period photograph of this armchair model)
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Michael Jefferson
International Senior Specialist, Senior Vice President