Early 20th Century Adolf Loos Vienna Secession Modern Chairs - A Pair

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On offer is a rare original paired Fan-Back Chairs designed by Adolf Loos (1870-1933) circa 1908-20s. As part of the … Read more On offer is a rare original paired Fan-Back Chairs designed by Adolf Loos (1870-1933) circa 1908-20s. As part of the Vienna Secession movement, these chairs display modern silouette emerged from the beginning of the century, a design departure from tradition spearheaded by a group of artists and designers in Vienna including Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, Otto Wagner and Koloman Moser. Constructed from solid oak, the chairs feature a carved heart-shape seat and a fan-shaped back distinguished by partially overlapping spindles that spray upwardly like a peacock tail. The design is simple yet sophisticated and manages to be functional yet visually interestingly from different angles. The upholstery on these chairs is of a jacquard-like textile in rose red color with lace fringe. This may be original or at least a mindful historical replacement to accentuate the heart-shaped seats. Small in dimensions as they were intended to be used as side chairs, it measures 28.2"h x 14.5"w x 20"d with a seat height of 15.2".
Historical background and literature: first designed for the Beck apartment in 1908, these chairs were subsequently utilized in many other projects by Loos until late 1920s. See less