Anton Pospischil, Armchair, 1900, Solid walnut, black leather, brass, 77 x 64.8 x 59.5 cm.
Anton Pospischil, Armchair, 1900, Solid walnut, black leather, brass, 77 x 64.8 x 59.5 cm.
Anton Pospischil, Armchair, 1900, Solid walnut, black leather, brass, 77 x 64.8 x 59.5 cm.
Anton Pospischil, Armchair, 1900, Solid walnut, black leather, brass, 77 x 64.8 x 59.5 cm.
Installation view: Anton Pospischil, Armchair, 1900, Solid walnut, black leather, brass, 77 x 64.8 x 59.5 cm. Lærke Ryom, Wall Lamp, 2026, Wool, Canvas, Led light, Aluminum, cord, 40 x 17 x 14 cm. Photo by Line Klein.
Installation view: Anton Pospischil, Armchair, 1900, Solid walnut, black leather, brass, 77 x 64.8 x 59.5 cm. Lærke Ryom
Floor Lamp, 2026, Wool, Canvas, Led light, Powder-coated steel, cord, 143 x 40 x 40 cm. Lærke Ryom, Armchair, 2022, Wool, canvas, aluminum, 81 x 84 x 52 cm. Photo by Line Klein.
Installation view, Raiments by Lærke Ryom, with armchair by Anton Pospichil, Innenkreis, Copenhagen, 2026. Photo by Line Klein
Anton Pospischil, Armchair, 1900, Solid walnut, black leather, brass, 77 x 64.8 x 59.5 cm. Mentioned in Das Interieur II.
Anton Pospischil Austrian, 1842-1906
30 1/4 x 25 1/2 x 23 3/8 in
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Designed and manufactured by Anton Pospischil and exhibited at the 1900/1901 Winter Exhibition at the MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst, this armchair reflects the progressive edge of Viennese design at the turn of the century. It is composed of walnut with a gently curved backrest, disciplined vertical slats, and a triangular stretcher that articulates the architectural construction of an armchair. The proportion and line are in focus. The chair stands at the threshold between late 19th-century craftsmanship and the emerging language of the Vienna Secession.
Published in Kunst und Kunsthandwerk (1901) and Das Interieur (1901), it was conceived not merely as seating, but as a statement of refined domestic modernity: the collectible design of its moment.
Provenance
Winter Exhibition 1900/1901, Museum für Kunst und Industrie (today MAK), ViennaLiterature
Kunst und Kunsthandwerk, 1901Das Interieur, 1901