Josef Urban
FOUR CHAIRS FOR THE PAUL HOFNER RESTAURANT
Josef Urban
FOUR CHAIRS FOR THE PAUL HOFNER RESTAURANT
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1903/1904
Period 20th century
Origin Vienna
Medium Stained and polished, Beech, Original leather upholstery, Solid brass cuffs
Dimension 98 x 40 x 52.5 cm (38⁵/₈ x 15³/₄ x 20⁵/₈ inches)
executed by: Gebrüder Thonet, model no. 405, Vienna, from 1904 on
Josef Urban used these chairs for the Paul Hofner Restaurant in Vienna among others. Despite its elegant and very reduced lines, its high degree of functionality, comfort and durability, the model was not a sales hit at the time.
Date: 1903/1904
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: Stained and polished, Beech, Original leather upholstery, Solid brass cuffs
Dimension: 98 x 40 x 52.5 cm (38⁵/₈ x 15³/₄ x 20⁵/₈ inches)
Literature: Das Interieur VII, 1906, p. 21, Restaurant Paul Hofner, Wien; The Studio Year Book of Decorative Art, 1911, p. 230; The Art Revival in Austria, The Studio, special number, 1906, C 61; G. Renzi, Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan, 2008, p. 116
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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