Bench (c. 1900): Art, History and Details
Bench at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1900, gilt wood. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Bench (c. 1900) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
In the 20th century, designers of French furniture in the Art Nouveau style began to take inspiration from Rococo pieces of around 1750. With its gently curving forms, this bench exhibits the Majorelle firm's version of this refined taste. It is presently covered with a Japanese brocade of about 1900.
Object facts
- Title: Bench
- Date: c. 1900
- Creator attribution: Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926)
- Culture: France, Nancy
- Type: Furniture and woodwork
- Technique: gilt wood
- Dimensions: Overall: 75 x 118.1 x 40.7 cm (29 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 16 in.)
- Collection: Furniture
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Accession number: 1971.28
Collection credit
James Parmelee Fund
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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