Bench
Medium
gilt wood
Dimensions
75 × 118.1 × 40.7 cm
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
James Parmelee Fund
Accession Number
1971.28
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.