Alvar Aalto
Armchair, Model 41

ExpandFavorite

Images(4)

Designer Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898–1976)Finnish, 1898–1976

ManufacturerManufactured by Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab(Finnish)Finnish

CultureFinnish

Titles

Armchair, Model 41

DateDesigned 1931–1932, manufactured 1934–39

Made inTurku, Finland

MediumLaminated birch plywood

DimensionsOverall: 24 7/8 × 23 9/16 × 34 3/4 in. (63.2 × 59.8 × 88.3 cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of William F. Stern, FAIA, in his memory

Object number2013.701

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

On view

Explore Further

Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance"Torbjörn Lenskog, Sweden, until 2001; Formen Hus, [House of Design Museum, Hällefors, Sweden until 2012]; [Bukowski's Auctions, Stockholm, Sweden, November 15, 2012, lot 580]; [Jacksons, Stockholm]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April18–August 10, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Impressed under the base: no. 10
Finmar tag
Sticker under the seat: TORBJÖRN / LENSKOG / DESIGN / COLLECTION with a fant handwritten "20"
Sticker on back rail of chair handwritten with blue pen: "8044"

View this object in The AIA Houston Collection

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.