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Alvar Aalto
Chair, Model 41designed 1931-1932, manufactured 1930s

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Bentwood and black-lacquered plywood armchair with a continuous scroll-formed seat and backrest, supported by curved honey-brown wood runners forming the legs and armrests
Bentwood armchair with a single continuous piece of black-lacquered plywood forming the seat and back in a scrolled curve, supported by a natural birch frame with curved armrests and cantilever legs.
Designer
Alvar Aalto
Finland, 1898-1976
Manufactured by
Oy. Huonekaluja, Rakennustyötehdas AB
Turku, Finland
Title
Chair, Model 41
Date Made
designed 1931-1932, manufactured 1930s
Medium
Birch
Dimensions
26 × 23 3/4 × 34 1/2 in. (66 × 60.33 × 87.63 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2015 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Committee (DA²)
Accession Number
M.2015.93
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.
Copyright
© Alvar Aalto / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, NY

Related Unframed

Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Committee (DA2): 2015 Acquisitions
Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Committee (DA2): 2015 Acquisitions
  • June 17, 2015
  • Abbey Chamberlain Brach