Armchair 19 by Magistretti
Although ostensibly a 'folksy' traditional chair, on close examination this turns out to be one of the few truly modern designs in plain wood constructi...
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Dondolo Chair
Not only successful as an abstract sculpture, the Dondolo is also highly functional. It has great strength due to its pleated structure and gives good a...
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Drum Chair
The same principles of construction used in the Torneraj apply to the Drum, showing again that almost any form can now be made to behave as a chair.
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Pedro Freideberg Hand Chair
Probably the first of the new wave of surrealist chairs, this one is sold as the sculpture of Pedro Freideberg, an Italian living in Mexico.
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Tatlin modern chair
Vladimir Tatlin was a leader of the Russian Constructivist movement, and the Tatlin is the only existing chair from this period.
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La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames
Charles and Ray Eames designed La Chaise for MoMA’s 1948 furniture competition, drawing on Gaston Lachaise’s Floating Figure sculpture.
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Composition 8 by Vasily Kandinsky
Vasily Kandinsky's Composition 8, painted in July 1923, combines circles, triangles, and fine lines in a study of expressive geometric abstraction.
SculptureAbstract ArtComposition
Carles Composition 3
Carles’s Composition III (1931–32), illustrated in the biomorphic art collection with its medium and dimensions.
SculptureExpressionist Biomorphic ArtCarles
Lassaw Composition in Steel
Lassaw’s Composition in Steel (1938), a hammered-steel sculpture illustrated in the biomorphic art archive.
SculptureExpressionist Biomorphic ArtComposition
Noguchi Sculpture The Gunas
Noguchi’s The Gunas (1948), a Tennessee marble sculpture in the biomorphic art archive, with a photograph and dimensions.
SculptureMid CenturyExpressionist Biomorphic Art
Smith: Blackburn
Smith’s Blackburn: Song of an Irish Blacksmith (1949–50), an iron sculpture illustrated in the biomorphic art archive.
SculptureMid CenturyExpressionist Biomorphic Art
Calder Feathers sculpture
Explore Calder’s Feathers, Gypsophila II, and Spiny through archived photographs, dates, materials, and dimensions.
SculptureExpressionist Geometric ArtCalder
Smith Amusement Park sculpture
Smith’s Amusement Park (1937), a sculpture of steel with cadmium illustrated in the expressionist geometric art collection.
SculptureExpressionist Geometric ArtAmusement
Pereira Composition in White
Pereira’s Composition in White (1942), a mixed-medium work on parchment illustrated in the pure geometric art archive.
SculptureMid CenturyPure Geometric Art
De Rivera art
De Rivera’s Yellow Black (1946–47), an aluminum sculpture illustrated in the pure geometric art archive.
SculptureMid CenturyPure Geometric Art
Roszak Construction
Steel wire and wood, painted, 23 1/4" high
SculpturePure Geometric ArtConstruction
White on White by Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Malevich's Suprematist Composition: White on White of 1918 explores the movement and space suggested by a tilted square and subtle whites.
SculpturePure Geometric ArtWhite
Counter-Composition VIII by Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg's Counter-Composition VIII places an asymmetrical arrangement of dark and light planes within a diamond.
SculpturePure Geometric ArtDoesburg
About Two Squares by El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky's About Two Squares uses red, black, typography, and geometric constructions to tell an abstract story.
SculpturePure Geometric ArtLissitzky
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House turns concrete roof shells into a harbor landmark, shaped by Jørn Utzon’s design and a demanding process of construction.
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