Lot Essay
cf. Paul T. Frankl, Space for Living, 1938, pp. 39, 41, 81 and 105 for illustrations of the model.
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Photo: Period photograph of the chair and ottoman model.
PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
AN UPHOLSTERED CLUB CHAIR AND OTTOMAN
PAUL FRANKL, CIRCA 1936
Details
AN UPHOLSTERED CLUB CHAIR AND OTTOMAN
Paul Frankl, circa 1936
the chair 23½in. (59.7cm.) high, 35½in. (90.2cm.) wide, 40in. (101.6cm.) deep; the ottoman 16in. (40.7cm.) high, 30in. (76.2cm.) wide, 20in. (50.8cm.) deep
the underside of the chair with two paper labels, one stating This Article Not For Sale/Owner's Own Material/Owner Frankl Galleries and dated 1/20/42, the other MADE EXPRESSLY FOR Frankl Galleries with Wilshire Boulevard address and dated 10/24-1936 (2)
Paul Frankl, circa 1936
the chair 23½in. (59.7cm.) high, 35½in. (90.2cm.) wide, 40in. (101.6cm.) deep; the ottoman 16in. (40.7cm.) high, 30in. (76.2cm.) wide, 20in. (50.8cm.) deep
the underside of the chair with two paper labels, one stating This Article Not For Sale/Owner's Own Material/Owner Frankl Galleries and dated 1/20/42, the other MADE EXPRESSLY FOR Frankl Galleries with Wilshire Boulevard address and dated 10/24-1936 (2)
Provenance
Gansevoort Gallery, New York