Side Chair

Richard RiemerschmidWW-1898-001922

1898·Bog oak and leather·80.1 × 50.8 × 64.8 cm (31 1/2 × 20 × 25 1/2 in.)

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Steinfeld

Catalogue

Year: 1898
Medium: Bog oak and leather
Dimensions: 80.1 × 50.8 × 64.8 cm (31 1/2 × 20 × 25 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Richard Riemerschmid

Artist

Richard Riemerschmid

Painting

Richard Riemerschmid was a German architect, painter, designer and city planner from Munich. He was a major figure in Jugendstil, the German form of Art Nouveau, and a founder of architecture in the style. A founder member of both the Vereinigte Werkstätte für Kunst im Handwerk and the Deutscher Werkbund and the director of art and design institutions in Munich and Cologne, he prized craftsmanship but also pioneered machine production of artistically designed objects.

Munich, Germany

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