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Fine Oak Lounge Chair, Bernhard Pankok, Jugendstil Design, c. 1898

$34,357.66
£25,547.95
€36,450VAT Included
CA$48,501.51
A$49,624.01
CHF 28,148.31
MX$636,075.75
NOK 322,803.44
SEK 336,465.08
DKK 228,737.55

About the Item

Lounge Chair by Bernhard Pankok, Germany, ca. 1898 Of tub form in stained oak, the continuously carved and pierced back rail with three organic ovoid apertures flanking a central circular motif, the whole flowing organically into rounded arm terminals, the generous seat upholstered in Niger goat leather in warm tan, raised on square legs united by a shaped and curved stretcher echoing the organic vocabulary of the back. The fluid carved back, in which the boundary between structure and ornament is entirely dissolved, exemplifies Pankok’s position at the radical edge of German Jugendstil — a designer for whom organic form was not applied decoration but the fundamental principle of construction itself. Bernhard Pankok (1872–1943) was one of the most original figures of the Munich Jugendstil, co-founder of the Vereinigte Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk and a central participant in the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle where his work attracted international attention. Unlike his contemporaries who applied ornament to conventional structures, Pankok conceived furniture as living organic form, carving directly into solid wood to produce shapes that suggest growth, tension, and movement simultaneously. Measurements: Height: 80 cm (31.5 in) Width: 65 cm (25.6 in) Depth: 56 cm (22 in) Seat height: 46 cm (18.1 in)
  • Attributed to:
    Bernhard Pankok (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 25.6 in (65 cm)Depth: 22.05 in (56 cm)Seat Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)
  • Style:
    Jugendstil (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Leather,Oak,Hand-Carved,Hand-Crafted
  • Place of Origin:
    Germany
  • Period:
    1890-1899
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1898
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Tiny small repairs to the wood work. Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    Valby, DK
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6559250843242

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