Nesting Tables
1939 · Maple
Largest table: 45.7 × 76.2 × 47 cm (18 × 30 × 18 1/2 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Eliel Saarinen
1873
DrawingArt Nouveau
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
8
Works in Collection
12
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
Movements
- • Art Nouveau
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Modern Art in Your Life
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Built in the U.S.A., 1932�44
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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Modern Architecture for the Modern School
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942
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Smithsonian Competition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1940
About
Why this artist matters now
Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish architect and designer whose work bridged Art Nouveau and Modernism, establishing an influential approach to integrated spatial design spanning building form, interior furnishings, and decorative detail. His early career in Helsinki produced landmark civic and institutional commissions that established his reputation across Europe. After emigrating to the United States in 1923, he became a leading voice in American architectural education and practice, advocating for the synthesis of fine art, craft, and functional design. His furniture and object design shared the same geometric rigor and material sensitivity as his architectural projects.
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Taste overlap and adjacency
Movement
Art Nouveau
Medium
Drawing
Related Artists
12 in graph
Institutional
Museum Collections
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Artworks (8)
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Representation & Collections
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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