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Design for chair with round back

Design for chair with round back
 (c. 1920)

Medium
pen and ink, brush and ink and pale blue wash over pencil on graph paper
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1978
© Estate of Josef Hoffmann
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pen and ink, brush and ink and pale blue wash over pencil on graph paper
Measurements
17.9 × 14.9 cm
Inscription
inscribed in image in pencil u.r. : JH
Accession Number
P29-1978
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1978
© Estate of Josef Hoffmann
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Furniture
Subjects (specific)
black (colour) chairs (furniture forms) design drawings drafts (documents)

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