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Armchair by Marcel Breuer — VisualArtsDB

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Armchair

1923–1924

Medium: Oak frame, stained brown; canvas seats
Dimensions: 94.6 × 56.6 × 57.1 cm (37 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 22 1/2 in.)
Genre: Seating
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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