Marcel Breuer - Wassily Armchair

February 28, 2024

Art, Design & Books

Lot 56

Marcel Breuer

American/Hungarian (1902-1981)

Wassily Armchair

Medium

black leather straps on chromed metal tubes with finished ends

Dimensions

28 x 31 x 28 inches

seat height: 17 inches

Signature

unmarked

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $384
Includes buyer's premium

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Description

black leather straps on chromed metal, tubes have finished solid ends, unmarked.

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Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman
Condition: overall good condition, with some cracking and fading to leather, one leather arm strap has come unstitched at one end, oxidation to chrome frame

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The Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman

Throughout their seventy-year marriage Rosa and Aaron Esman shared passion for the arts amassed into an exciting collection of Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary art. Rosa owned several art galleries including Tanglewood Gallery and Rosa Esman Gallery, and was a founding partner of Ubu Gallery. She was a pioneer print publisher of limited edition artworks while at Tanglewood Press, Original Editions, and Abrams Original Editions.

Dr. Aaron Esman was a lover of books, classical and jazz performances, and theater. He was deeply fascinated by the human mind as a psychiatrist and its connections to creativity and often wrote on the subject. Together the Esman’s built a rich collection of art influenced by their shared and individual passions full of Modernism, Dada, Russian Constructivism, and American Pop Art.