53 - KLEINHEMPEL, Gertrud (1875–1948) (attributed to) WERKSTÄTTEN FÜR DEUTSCHEN HAUSRAT THEOPHIL MÜLLER DRESDEN (Published by)

KLEINHEMPEL, Gertrud (1875–1948) (attributed to) WERKSTÄTTEN FÜR DEUTSCHEN HAUSRAT THEOPHIL MÜLLER DRESDEN (Published by) Oak chair with a panel back, engraved in the center with two interlaced circles. Slightly curved square-section legs, joined by lateral struts. Caned seat (cane work completely redone, chip on the front left leg). Circa 1906 H 83.5 cm – W 44 cm – D 51 cm - History: In 1902, Gertrud Kleinhempel left the Dresdner Werkstätten to join Theophil Müller’s Werkstätten für deutschen Hausrat in Dresden; an advertisement for the firm published in 1906 lists her, along with Margarete Junge, as its official collaborator. She moved to Bielefeld in 1907 and in 1921 became the first female professor in Prussia.