Works by Marcel Breuer

Unique wall-mounted Hi-Fi sideboard

Artist:

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981)

Date:

1935-36

Medium:

Maple veneer, chromium-plated metal

Classification:

Decorative Arts

Provenance

Dora Ventris, London
Michael Ventris, London
Estate of Michael Ventris, London
Sotheby's, London, 20th Century Decorative Arts & Design, July 3, 2002, lot 71
Neue Galerie New York, July 2002, acquired from the above

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Neue Galerie New York
Accession Number:
2002.25
B54 Serving cart (first version)

Artist:

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981)

Date:

1928-29

Medium:

Nickel-plated tubular steel frame, wood-core plywood painted black, rubber wheels

Classification:

Decorative Arts

Provenance

Galerie Ulrich Fiedler, Cologne
Neue Galerie New York, acquired from the above, December 1999

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Neue Galerie New York
Accession Number:
1999.20
Chaise longue

Artist:

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981)

Date:

1934

Medium:

Aluminum, mahogany, original cushion with jacquard-weave cover also survives

Classification:

Decorative Arts

Provenance

Marcel Breuer, Zurich
John Craven Pritchard, London, gift from the artist
Christie's East, New York, Important Design, November 27, 1999, lot 14
Galerie Ulrich Fiedler, Cologne
Neue Galerie New York, acquired from the above, December 1999

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Neue Galerie New York
Accession Number:
1999.09
Cabinet from the Frederick Edward d’Arcy-Smith apartment in London

Artist:

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981)

Date:

1927

Medium:

Wood-core plywood, cherry veneer outside, maple veneer inside, black opaque glass

Classification:

Decorative Arts

Provenance

Smith Residence, London
Manfred Ludewig, Berlin
Neue Galerie New York, September 2001, acquired from the above

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Neue Galerie New York
Accession Number:
2001.11
Marcel Breuer
b. 1902, Pécs (Hungary)
d. 1981, New York City