Alvar AALTO (1898–1976) ARCHITECT-DESIGNER & ARTEK PUBLI - Lot 43

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Alvar AALTO (1898–1976) ARCHITECT-DESIGNER & ARTEK PUBLI - Lot 43
Alvar AALTO (1898–1976) ARCHITECT-DESIGNER & ARTEK PUBLISHER & O.Y. HUONEKALU - JA RAKENNUSTYÖTEHDAS A.B & GALERIE MAI IN PARIS DISTRIBUTOR A96/3, model created around [1927] & 896/38, model created around [1930], our pieces invoiced on July 25, 1956, by Galerie Mai A very rare model of a rectangular birch wood desk. The legs are square in cross-section; the edge of the tabletop is finished with a flat edge. The top was originally covered with black linoleum. H. 72 cm - W. 115 cm - D. 72 cm A mobile cabinet on casters made of birch wood. The front features 5 drawers with cut-out handles; the visitor side has 5 niches. H. 66 cm - W. 38 cm - D. 70 cm Important: A copy of the original invoice issued on July 25, 1956, by Galerie Mai in Paris will be provided to the buyer. Exhibitions: - Alvar Aalto, The City of Turku 700th Anniversary Exhibition and Trade Fair - Turku (Finland), 1929. An identical desk model was presented at this event. - Minimum Apartment Exhibition (The Rationalization of the Small Dwelling) – Helsinki, 1930. Identical desk and storage unit models were presented at this event, organized by Alvar and Aino Aalto. Bibliography: - Alvar Aalto: Architecture and Furniture - Exhibition catalog for the exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York (March 15–April 18, 1938), published by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, 1938. Identical models reproduced on p. 46 (ill. 32). - Museum of Finnish Architecture, Finnish Society of Crafts & Design, and Artek—Alvar Aalto Furniture—Published by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki, 1984. An identical filing cabinet model reproduced on p. 93; drawings of the desk and filing cabinet models reproduced on p. 125. - Louna Lahti - Alvar Aalto, 1898–1976: Paradise for the Man in the Street - Taschen, Cologne, 2004. Identical filing cabinet models reproduced on pp. 46 and 51. - Thomas Kellein - Alvar & Aino Aalto. Design - Bischofberger Collection - Catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Kunsthalle in Bielefeld (November 28, 2004 – February 27, 2005), Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2005. A slight variation of the desk is shown on p. 18.
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