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Poul Kjaerholm is unique in the continuum of Danish furniture design. Channeling the rigor and materiality of European Modernism, Kjaerholm filters these principles through Scandinavian sensibilities rooted in humanism and comfort. His works are minimal and resolute in their appearance, luxurious in their material expression and ultimately quiet and restrained in use. The following eight lots represent the rarest works by the designer including bespoke furniture for specific commissions, limited production designs or the very earliest examples of their type. This exceptional group of designs from an important private collection illustrates the unique genius of Poul Kjaerholm.

POUL KJÆRHOLM (1929-1980)

Armchair, model no. PK 13, circa 1974

Details

POUL KJÆRHOLM (1929-1980)
Armchair, model no. PK 13, circa 1974
manufactured by E. Kold Christensen, Denmark
chromium-plated stainless steel, leather upholstery
30 in. (76 cm) high; 23 ¾ in. (60.5 cm) wide; 19 in. (48 cm) deep
stamped twice with manufacturer's mark EKC DENMARK

Provenance

Bruun Rasmussen, Stockholm, 13 October 2006, 959
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

C. Harlang, K. Helmer-Petersen, and K. Kjærholm ed., Poul Kjærholm, Copenhagen, 1999, pp. 18, 19, 34, 124, 125, 182
M. Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 2007, p. 168-169
Poul Kjærholm - Furniture Architect, exh. cat., Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, 2007, n.p.

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