"Military" Chair
1923
Artists
Description
The frame formed of six horizontal and four vertical wood members, with rectangular plywood seat and backrest. The entire chair painted red, with the ends of the horizontal members showing traces of yellow paint under the red.
Dimensions
sight: 90 x 41 x 52 cm (35 7/16 x 16 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Dirk Hedde Nijland. according to vendor Nijland Family. by descent; according to vendor Sotheby's, Amsterdam. Sale May 17, 1989, no. G580, according to vendor Private Collector. according to vendor
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