Armchair for the Montecatini Building, Milan

Armchair for the Montecatini Building, Milan

1936
Designer
Gio Ponti, Italian, 1891-1979
Born: Milan, Italy
Work Locations: Milan, Italy
Manufacturer
Ditta Parma Antonio e Figli
Work Locations: Italy
Active Dates: 1870-
Country
Italy
Object
armchair
Medium
Aluminum, vinyl upholstery, and Bakelite
Accession Number
1997.22
Credit Line
Funds from 1996 Design Council Benefit

Gio Ponti, Armchair for the Montecatini Building, Milan, 1936. Aluminum, vinyl upholstery, and Bakelite; 31 x 24 x 24 in. Manufactured by Ditta Parma Antonio e Figli, Saronno, Italy. Denver Art Museum: Funds from 1996 Design Council Benefit, 1997.22.

Dimensions
height: 31 in, 78.7400 cm; width: 24 in, 60.9600 cm; depth: 24 in, 60.9600 cm; seat height: 18 1/2 in, 46.99 cm
Inscription
Stamped, verso of proper right leg: 8372
Department
Architecture and Design
Collection
Architecture and Design
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Purchased 1997 from (Treadway Gallery), Cincinnati, Ohio by the Denver Art Museum.
Exhibition History
  • "Modern Living: Giò Ponti and the 20th-Century Aesthetics of Design" — Georgia Museum of Art, 6/10/2017 - 9/17/2017
  • “Gio Ponti: Designer of a Thousand Talents” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 12/31/2022