Important 20th Century Design 
25 September 2005
Important 20th Century Design 
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Arne Jacobsen

Ox chair

Fritz Hansen
Denmark, 1966
leather, cast aluminum 40 h × 40 w × 33 d in (102 × 102 × 84 cm)
estimate: $30,000–40,000
result: $36,000
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Introduced in 1966, this chair was produced for less then two years. The name of this impressive design reflects the scale and volume of its form.
literature: Jacobsen, Thau and Vindum, pg. 525

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Arne Jacobsen 1902–1971

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Arne Jacobsen was an architect and designer who approached his work from both perspectives, making major contributions to Functionalism and Danish Modern style. Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, he won the silver medal for his chair design at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1925 while an architecture student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. After winning the Danish Architect’s Association competition for his House of the Future design, he opened his own office in 1929. Jacobsen was forced to flee to Sweden in 1943 following the rise of the Nazi party, but later returned to Denmark ushering in a wave of landmark public and private commissions.

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