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"Break" Armchair

Manufacturer Cassina S.p.A.
1976; manufactured 1987
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Break" Armchair
  • Artist: Mario Bellini (Italian, born Milan, 1935)
  • Manufacturer: Cassina S.p.A.
  • Date: 1976; manufactured 1987
  • Medium: Steel frame, polyurethane foam,upholstery with leather trim
  • Dimensions: 33 7/16 × 21 5/8 × 20 1/2 in. (85 × 55 × 52 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cassina S.p.A/Atelier International, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.370.2
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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