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Armchair and side chair

Eugene Schoen (American, 1880–1957)

In the collection of Yale University Art Gallery

Armchair and side chair, Eugene Schoen (American, 1880–1957), 1931, Rosewood, rosewood veneer, mahogany, bird's-eye maple ve…
Maker
Eugene Schoen (American, 1880–1957)
Date
1931
Medium
Rosewood, rosewood veneer, mahogany, bird's-eye maple veneer, possibly birch
Dimensions
36.5 x 23 x 22.5 in. (92.7 x 58.4 x 57.2 cm)
Form
Chair
Origin
New York
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1984.84a-b
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Marx, B.S. 1925
This chair is from a dining room suite that was part of a commission designed by Schoen for an apartment in Manhattan. Inspired by eighteenth-century ladder-back chairs, this chair is an example of how modern designers made subtle use of historical prototypes by simplifying and abstracting past forms.
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