Gorm Harkær, Kaare Klint, Copenhagen, 1988, Vol. 1: pp. 259, 269, 475; Vol 2: pp. 25, 26, 61, 66, 81Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 22 Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 1, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 92
Catalogue Essay
The present model is a slightly smaller variant of the chair Klint designed for the lecture room of the Danish Museum of Art and Design, Copenhagen.
circa 1930 Cuban mahogany, Nigerien leather, brass. Each: 85 x 53 x 44.5 cm (33 1/2 x 20 7/8 x 17 1/2 in) Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Snedkerier A/S, Denmark. Underside of each chair with two manufacturer’s paper labels one with ‘RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/45 NØRREBROGADE/KØBENHAVN/’ and the other with artist’s monogram (4).