Chair, from the dining room of the Münchhausen apartment, Weimar, Germany
- Date
- 1904–5
- Material
- Beech and rattan
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 135
- Dimensions
- 37 3/4 x 18 x 19 1/2 in. (95.9 x 45.7 x 49.5 cm)
- Credit Line
- Richard Brumbaugh Trust in memory of Richard Irving Brumbaugh and in honor of Grace Lischer Brumbaugh
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 177:1992
Provenance
c.1904 -
Max von Münchhausen, Weimar, Germany, commissioned from Henry van de Velde [1]
- 1992
Manfred Ludewig, Berlin, Germany
1992 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Manfred Ludewig [2]
Notes:
[1] An identical chair was sold at auction by Sotheby's on November 1, 1996. According to the catalog, this chair was made for the dining room of the Münchhausen Apartment, Weimar, Germany in 1904-1905, and it appears in a period photograph in situ ["Bauhaus and Other Important 20th Century Avant Guarde Design," Sotheby's, London, November 1, 1996, p. ?].
[2] Invoice dated June 9, 1992 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 25, 1992.
Max von Münchhausen, Weimar, Germany, commissioned from Henry van de Velde [1]
- 1992
Manfred Ludewig, Berlin, Germany
1992 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Manfred Ludewig [2]
Notes:
[1] An identical chair was sold at auction by Sotheby's on November 1, 1996. According to the catalog, this chair was made for the dining room of the Münchhausen Apartment, Weimar, Germany in 1904-1905, and it appears in a period photograph in situ ["Bauhaus and Other Important 20th Century Avant Guarde Design," Sotheby's, London, November 1, 1996, p. ?].
[2] Invoice dated June 9, 1992 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 25, 1992.
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