Screen, model 100
(1938)
Medium
Pine (Pinus sp.), metal
Measurements
150.1 × 140.0 × 45.0 cm (variable)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Margaret Ditchburn Bequest and Norma Atwell Bequest, 2021
© Alvar Aalto / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Aalto’s Screen was designed around the same time as his Tea trolley and reflects his interest in producing flexible furniture for the interior. The Screen could be rolled up for storage or rolled out to form straight or fluid room dividers. It was marketed in England by Finmar, a wholesale company founded in 1934 – just a year after Aalto’s Paimio chair was released – to market Aalto’s plywood furniture in the UK.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Littoinen, Finland
Accession Number
2021.13
Department
International Decorative Arts