Alvar Aalto
Armchair, Model 41

Armchair, Model 41

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Armchair, Model 41
Armchair, Model 41
DesignerFinnish, 1898–1976
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

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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"
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