Eliel Saarinen
(Finland, 1873-1950)
Eliel Saarinen
(Finland, 1873-1950)
Eliel Saarinen, an early 20th-century Jugend sofa, N. Bomanin Höyrypuusepäntehdas, Turku, Finland.
White painted wooden frame with bamboo shape spindles. Stuffover upholstered seat and armrests. Length 133 cm, height 81 cm, seat height 45 cm.
Later painting and upholstery. Spot without white paint, presumably former colours visible.
Provenance
The Finnish Broadcasting Company, the props collection.
More information
The same model, without upholstery, can be found in the Rose Chamber at Hvitträsk, where Eliel Saarinen lived with his family and with the colleagues Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren.
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