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side chair for the poet Richard Dehmel, Hamburg
side chair for the poet Richard Dehmel, Hamburg
Germany, 1903
lacquered wood, wool tapestry 35 h × 17½ w × 18½ d in (89 × 44 × 47 cm)
lacquered wood, wool tapestry 35 h × 17½ w × 18½ d in (89 × 44 × 47 cm)
estimate: $9,000–12,000
result: $10,530
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Behrens is seen as an integral link between the lush aspects of Art Nouveau and the more simplified aesthetics of the modern period.
Exhibited:
Sitting on the Edge, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998.
Literature:
"Sitting on the Edge," Antonelli, Betsky, Boyd, and Garner, Rizzoli, 1998, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, plate 1, pg. 154.
