An armchair, designed by Adolf Loos,
c. 1927, hardwood, spring-core upholstery, loose down-filled seat cushions, old velour covering, height 83 cm, width 93 cm, depth 120 cm, height of seat 35 cm. (DRAX)
Loos used this model several times for his interiors, such as for the Salon Knize in Paris (1927), the house of Josef Vogl in Plzen (1929), the Villa Müller in Prague (1930), and the Kuner country estate in Payerbach near Vienna.
Lit.:
H. Kulka, “Adolf Loos. Das Werk des Architekten”, in: Neues Bauen in der Welt, vol. 4, Vienna 1931, reprinted 2004, fig. 235 (apartment of Josef Vogl, Plzen, dining room and living room), ill. 251 (country estate K., Payerbach near Vienna, entrance hall), ill. 267 (Villa Müller, Prague, entrance hall) – Adolf Loos. 1870–1933, architettura utilita e decoro, exh. cat., Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome 2006/7, p. 38 (photograph showning Adolf Loos in front of the fireside at the Salon Knize in Paris) – W. Hofmann, Adolf Loos, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Schweizergarten, Vienna 1964, p. 12, cat. 13 (Kuner country estate, Payerbach)
Provenance:
private ownership, Vienna
20.06.2017 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 12,000.- to EUR 18,000.-
An armchair, designed by Adolf Loos,
c. 1927, hardwood, spring-core upholstery, loose down-filled seat cushions, old velour covering, height 83 cm, width 93 cm, depth 120 cm, height of seat 35 cm. (DRAX)
Loos used this model several times for his interiors, such as for the Salon Knize in Paris (1927), the house of Josef Vogl in Plzen (1929), the Villa Müller in Prague (1930), and the Kuner country estate in Payerbach near Vienna.
Lit.:
H. Kulka, “Adolf Loos. Das Werk des Architekten”, in: Neues Bauen in der Welt, vol. 4, Vienna 1931, reprinted 2004, fig. 235 (apartment of Josef Vogl, Plzen, dining room and living room), ill. 251 (country estate K., Payerbach near Vienna, entrance hall), ill. 267 (Villa Müller, Prague, entrance hall) – Adolf Loos. 1870–1933, architettura utilita e decoro, exh. cat., Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome 2006/7, p. 38 (photograph showning Adolf Loos in front of the fireside at the Salon Knize in Paris) – W. Hofmann, Adolf Loos, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Schweizergarten, Vienna 1964, p. 12, cat. 13 (Kuner country estate, Payerbach)
Provenance:
private ownership, Vienna
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| Auction: | Design First |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 20.06.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 10.06. - 20.06.2017 |