Josef Frank, a pair of model 568 armchairs, Svenskt Tenn, probably 1940s.
Fully upholstered with button-tufted back and loose seat cushion, faceted legs. Height 77 cm, seat height approx. 40 cm.
Wear, the later fabric with damages.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
Marianna Backlund, a good friend of Estrid Ericson's.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Marianna Backlund was the first owner of the Josef Frank cabinet covered with Georges Peltier's 'Plan de Paris à vol d'oiseau' sold at Bukowskis auction in 2021 lot no 636:283.
Lisää taiteilijasta Josef Frank
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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