Armchair
Olbrich was one of the most influential architects of the maverick Secession movement in Vienna, which rejected historicism. His best-known building is the exhibition hall he built for the Secession on the Ringstrasse, which carried above its portal the slogan "To every age its art; to art its freedom." He designed this chair for a suburban home outside Vienna.
Artwork Details
- Title: Armchair
- Designer: Joseph Maria Olbrich (Austrian, Opava 1867–1908 Düsseldorf)
- Date: 1898
- Medium: Wood
- Dimensions: H. 35-7/8, W. 22 3/4, D. 22 in. (91.1 x 57.8 x 55.9 cm)
Weight: 20 lbs (9.1 kg) - Classification: Furniture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Twentieth Century Decorative Arts Gifts, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.354
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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