FurnitureGerman20th century

Club Chair (B3)

designed 1925, manufactured 1929-1932

Artists

Marcel BreuerArtist

Thonet, Inc.Manufacturer

Classification

Furniture

Medium

Nickel-plated steel tubing and modern canvas

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

75.5 x 76.2 x 68 cm (29 3/4 x 30 x 26 3/4 in.) steel tube diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)

Provenance

[Thonet] sold; to private collector (c. 1932-1948) gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum.

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