New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Armchair

Manufacturer Edouard Colonna (German, active America and France, 1862 - 1948)

Dateca. 1900

MediumBrazilian rosewood and velvet

DimensionsOverall: 39 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (100.3 x 62.2 x 41.9 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative arts

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number83.575E

Terms

Art Nouveau

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DescriptionSimple frame carved with whip-lash lines. Original upholstery covered in yellow fabric. Designed for Bing's L'Art Nouveau in Paris and shown in Bing's pavilion at 1900 Expostion Universelle, Paris.

Label TextEdouard Colonna German, active America and France, 1862–1948 Settee and Armchairs, ca. 1900 Brazilian rosewood and velvet Gifts of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 83.575a and d–e