OTTO PRUTSCHER
| About the artist | 1880 – Vienna – 1949 |
| Designed by | Otto Prutscher attr. |
| Executed by | Vienna, around 1905 |
| Dimensions | H 128 cm, SH 47 cm, W 56 cm, D 60 cm |
| Material | Solid mahogany and veneer, bottom brace of solid beech, mahogany veneer, surface professionally restored, upholstery and fabric renewed, exceptional-quality Viennese cabinet making, excellent condition |
| Provenance | private property, Germany |
| Literature | comp. Das Interieur V, 1904, plate 28 |
In 1904, Otto Prutscher designed a complete interior for the ladies’ drawing room of the Wiener Mode [Vienna fashion] exhibition. The unusual form of the legs of the table, stool, bench and fauteuil correspond to the front legs of our four armchairs. Prutscher repeatedly used a bottom brace as a stabilising element for the legs – as did a number of Josef Hoffmann’s other students. Thus it is very likely that Prutscher was the designer of this Secessionist armchair.
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