Modernists 20 / Michael and Gabrielle Boyd 
14 September 2003
Modernists 20 / Michael and Gabrielle Boyd 
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Arne Jacobsen

Ant chair

Fritz Hansen
Denmark, 1955
ebonized plywood, chrome-plated steel, felt 30½ h × 16 w × 18 d in (77 × 41 × 46 cm)
estimate: $600–800
result: $585
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The earliest ant chairs were available with a felt covering. Impressed "Denmark" and label. Literature: Design Since 1945, Philadelphia Museum of Art, pg. 126

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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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