Magnum Opus | Act II: Figure & Form

Magnum Opus | Act II: Figure & Form

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Kaare Klint

Settee

Guaranteed PropertyRestricted Species

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Kaare Klint

1888-1954


Settee

designed 1930

model no. 4118

executed by Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier, Copenhagen, Denmark

Cuban mahogany, leather upholstery

height 34 in.; width 78 ¼ in.; depth 27 ¾ in.

86.4 cm; 198.8 cm; 70.5 cm

Christie's New York, June 10, 2015, lot 160;

Where acquired by the present collector.

Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst Gennem 40 Aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 29

Gorm Harkær, Kaare Klint: Volume 1, Copenhagen, 1988, p. 361 (for a related example)

Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design: A Short Illustrated Review, Copenhagen, 1990, p. 15

Gorm Harkær, Kaare Klint: Volume 1, Copenhagen, 2010, pp. 259 and 267

Gorm Harkaer, Kaare Klint: Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2010, pp. 38-39 (for related examples)