Poltrona di Proust
Alessandro Mendini
(Italian, born in 1931)
Studio Alchimia
(Italian, established in 1976)
designed in 1978; manufactured 1991
Object PlaceMilan, Italy
Medium/TechniqueCarved and painted wood and painted cotton upholstery
Dimensions107.95 cm (42 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. S. M. B. Roby and Samuel Putnam Avery Fund, by exchange
Accession number1995.10
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1992, sold by Gabriele Ammann (sole agent for Studio Alchimia in Germany) to Rolf Sachs; 1995, sold by Rolf Sachs through Theo Theodorou, Dulwich, London, to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 1995)
about 1770–75
about 1840–60
about 1785