Marcel Breuer, chair

Marcel Breuer
chair

Hungary, c. 1930
chrome-plated steel, original canvas
33.5 h × 22 w × 16 d in (85 × 56 × 41 cm)

This chair, a variation of model B5, is likely a unique prototype. Marian Willard Johnson (owner of the influential Willard Gallery in New York) was friends and worked with Breuer and other Bauhaus emigres.

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist | Marian Willard Johnson | Thence by descent

Literature: Marcel Breuer, Droste, Ludewig and Bauhaus Archiv, pg. 66 illustrates similar form

This work is located at, and will be collected from, Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Condition Report: Chrome frame with areas of moderate oxidation and finish loss. Likely original canvas seat and back with sunfading, discoloration and some light stains. Long four inch tear to one side of back canvas. Likely original connecting bolts intact. Fair to good overall condition.