The Lina Bryans writing table
(1955)
Medium
Black Bean (Castanospermum australe), glass, brass, metal
Measurements
(a-i) 74.9 × 190.5 × 82.5 cm (variable) (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
Gallery location
Gallery 12
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Born on the eastern border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Schulim Krimper was apprenticed to the town cabinet-maker and subsequently worked his way through Europe prior to the outbreak of the First World War. In the 1920s he moved to Berlin and in 1939 he and his wife fled Nazi Europe, eventually settling in Melbourne. Favouring Australian timbers but also using many imported woods, Krimper became known as the city’s premier supplier of custom-made furniture. The simple but refined construction of his furniture and the beauty of its surfaces made his work highly sought after.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
D202.a-i-1973
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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