Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Rare and important early "Barcelona" chair ca. 1932 Nickel-plated hand-forged and welded flat steel, leather, horsehair. 29 1/8 in. (75 cm) high Manufactured by Berliner Metallgewerbe Joseph Müller, Germany. Designed for the German Pavilion at the 1929 International Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain. Together with signed card and correspondence from Mies van der Rohe.
Provenance Eduard Ludwig, Berlin, Germany Literature Ludwig Glaeser, Lugwig Mies van der Rohe: Furniture and Furniture Drawings from the Design Collection and the Mies van der Rohe Archive, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1977, pp. 46-49; Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850 - 1946, exh. cat., The American Federation of Arts, New York, 1987, pp. 292-293; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 172; Mies van der Rohe: Furniture and Buildings in Stuttgart, Barcelona, Brno, exh. cat., Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 1998, pp. 37, 41, 57-59, 69-70, 87-91, 169, 171, 176, 195 and 197
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Rare and important early "Barcelona" chair ca. 1932 Nickel-plated hand-forged and welded flat steel, leather, horsehair. 29 1/8 in. (75 cm) high Manufactured by Berliner Metallgewerbe Joseph Müller, Germany. Designed for the German Pavilion at the 1929 International Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain. Together with signed card and correspondence from Mies van der Rohe.
Provenance Eduard Ludwig, Berlin, Germany Literature Ludwig Glaeser, Lugwig Mies van der Rohe: Furniture and Furniture Drawings from the Design Collection and the Mies van der Rohe Archive, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1977, pp. 46-49; Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850 - 1946, exh. cat., The American Federation of Arts, New York, 1987, pp. 292-293; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 172; Mies van der Rohe: Furniture and Buildings in Stuttgart, Barcelona, Brno, exh. cat., Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 1998, pp. 37, 41, 57-59, 69-70, 87-91, 169, 171, 176, 195 and 197
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