A LAMINATED BIRCH SIDE CHAIR

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOR THE PAUL J. TRIER HOUSE, DES MOINES, IOWA, CIRCA 1956

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A LAMINATED BIRCH SIDE CHAIR
Frank Lloyd Wright for the Paul J. Trier House, Des Moines, Iowa, Circa 1956
The back with stylized geometric cut-out design intersected by a spline formed by the intersection of the seat back through the V, the cantilevered seat over self apron, upholstered in a floral patterned fabric
37in. (94.6cm.) high

Provenance

Fifty/50 Gallery, New York

Lot Essay

cf. David Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1989, p. 113. This chair form is identical to that created for the Usonian Pavilion of 1953 which was constructed on what was to become the future site of the Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

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