PAVEL JANAK (1882–1956) A CUBIST SOFA Starting price: 200 000 CZK (8 000 EUR) Hammer price: 270 000 CZK (10 800 EUR) Description dimensions: 109 x 192 x 76 cm (h x w x d) period: 1912; Bohemia, Prague Black-stained oak. Sofa with a slightly cracked backrest in back, original upholstery on springs, organic fill, original over with the same pattern as the chairs from the previous auction. The Cubist side table is a part of the same suite. The Cubist morphology of uneven lines is applied in the horizontal design of an otherwise simple composition, with outward-jutting legs supporting the sharply angled armrests. The back of the sofa is uncovered and is intended to be placed against a wall. Architect Pavel Janák was one of the most important Czech Cubist theorists. He studied in Vienna under the famous architect and urban planner Otto Wagner He later became a teacher at the School of Applied Arts in Prague and influenced an entire generation of designers. He was also one of the co-founders of Artěl. Janák designed one of the most well-known examples of Czech Cubism in furniture – a wooden chair with an atypical triangular backrest.
PAVEL JANAK (1882–1956) A CUBIST SOFA Starting price: 200 000 CZK (8 000 EUR) Hammer price: 270 000 CZK (10 800 EUR) Description dimensions: 109 x 192 x 76 cm (h x w x d) period: 1912; Bohemia, Prague Black-stained oak. Sofa with a slightly cracked backrest in back, original upholstery on springs, organic fill, original over with the same pattern as the chairs from the previous auction. The Cubist side table is a part of the same suite. The Cubist morphology of uneven lines is applied in the horizontal design of an otherwise simple composition, with outward-jutting legs supporting the sharply angled armrests. The back of the sofa is uncovered and is intended to be placed against a wall. Architect Pavel Janák was one of the most important Czech Cubist theorists. He studied in Vienna under the famous architect and urban planner Otto Wagner He later became a teacher at the School of Applied Arts in Prague and influenced an entire generation of designers. He was also one of the co-founders of Artěl. Janák designed one of the most well-known examples of Czech Cubism in furniture – a wooden chair with an atypical triangular backrest.
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