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