Poltron in Tre Pezzi (Arm-chair in Three Pieces)

Gio Ponti Italian

1953

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Title: Poltron in Tre Pezzi (Arm-chair in Three Pieces)
Artist: Gio Ponti (Italian, Milan 1891–1979 Milan)
Date: 1953
Medium: Graphite and black ink on "onion-skin" wove
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 11/16 in. (28 x 22.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Lisa Ponti Licitra, 1990
Object Number: 1990.1044
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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