Finn Juhl 'Chieftain' armchair circa 1950 Teak, leather. 93.7 x 102.9 x 90.8 cm (36 7/8 x 40 1/2 x 35 3/4 in.) Executed by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Denmark. Underside branded and impressed with NIELS VODDER CABINETMAKER/COPENHAGEN DENMARK.
Provenance Den Permanente Gallery, Copenhagen, circa 1950 Private collection, Denmark Literature Esbjørn Hiort Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, pp. 54-55 Grete Jalk ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 124-25, 233, fig. 2, p. 311 for a technical drawing and images Esbjørn Hiort Finn Juhl Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 23, 40-41 Martin Eidelberg, ed., Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, New York, 1991, p. 187 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 92-93 Arne Karlsen Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 106, 187-89 Catalogue Essay The present model was exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 30 September–16 October 1949, Stand 9. Read More
Finn Juhl 'Chieftain' armchair circa 1950 Teak, leather. 93.7 x 102.9 x 90.8 cm (36 7/8 x 40 1/2 x 35 3/4 in.) Executed by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Denmark. Underside branded and impressed with NIELS VODDER CABINETMAKER/COPENHAGEN DENMARK.
Provenance Den Permanente Gallery, Copenhagen, circa 1950 Private collection, Denmark Literature Esbjørn Hiort Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, pp. 54-55 Grete Jalk ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 124-25, 233, fig. 2, p. 311 for a technical drawing and images Esbjørn Hiort Finn Juhl Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 23, 40-41 Martin Eidelberg, ed., Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, New York, 1991, p. 187 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 92-93 Arne Karlsen Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 106, 187-89 Catalogue Essay The present model was exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 30 September–16 October 1949, Stand 9. Read More
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