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53 - Alvar AALTO
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Alvar AALTO “Paimio” Armchair, Model No. 41—designed in 1932 Armrests made of bent, laminated birch; seat and backrest made of bent, figured birch plywood Artek Edition 65 × 60.50 × 86 cm History: Designed for the lounge of the Paimio Sanatorium, Finland Provenance: Collection of Dr. Heinz Kossdorff, Vienna W. Löffler Collection, Germany Bibliography: Alvar Aalto: Möbel: die Sammlung Kossdorff, exhibition catalog, Museen des Mobiliendepots, Vienna, January 18–April 21, 2002; our example is reproduced on p. 34 Pirkko Tuukkanen, eds., Alvar Aalto Designer, Alvar Aalto Museum, Helsinki, 2002; a similar model is reproduced on pp. 18, 71, 160, and 165 A bent birch plywood “Paimio” model No. 41 armchair by Alvar Aalto for Artek—model designed in 1932 25.59 × 23.82 × 33.86 in. Alvar AALTO
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