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Overscale Postmodern Sculptural Art Chair by Alan Siegel dated '83-'85

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Overscale Postmodern Sculptural Art Chair by Alan Siegel dated '83-'85 Offered for sale is a 1980s Alan Siegal (American- 1938-) sculptural, painted, and carved wood high-back Post-modern chair., The chair is decorated in relief with swirls and spirals. It is signed 'Siegel 1983-85' on the underside of the seat. The striking chair is a piece of art that is unique and whimsical. The artist and sculptor Alan Siegel exhibited Post-modern chairs in 1981 at the Betsy Rosenfield Gallery in Chicago. Siegel's' works are prized by collectors and are part of many private and public collections as listed below. Measures: 27.5" w x 22" x 55.25" h seat 17"H Siegel's Education-- 1960 Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, B.A. 1960-62 Fulbright Grant, Paris Graduate Study, Stanford and Columbia Universities Siegel's Solo Exhibitions-- 2017 Galeria Nudo, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2013 Kleinart James Gallery, Woodstock, NY 2013 Galeria Manuel Chacon, Fabrica La Aurora, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2011 Galeria Atelier, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2004 Galeria le Noir, Mexico 2002 Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY 2001 Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY 2000 Elena Zang Gallery, Woodstock (Shady), NY Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY 1998 Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY 1995, 96 Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY 1994 Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1993 Allene Lapides Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1992 Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY 1991 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1989, 87, 85, 81 Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY 1987 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1986 Adams-Middleton Gallery, Dallas, TX Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1985 Sarah Squieri Gallery, Cincinnati, OH 1984, 81 Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL Willingheart Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri 1983 Laumeier Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri 1981 Cordier and Ekstrom Gallery, New York, NY Michael Berger Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 1980 Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY 1976 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 1974, 73, 72 Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY 1962 Steven Radich Gallery, New York, NY Siegel's Public Collections--- • The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT • The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY • Coca-Cola, Atlanta, GA • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY • The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA • Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN • Madison Art Center, Madison, WI • Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX • Mark Twain Banchares, Inc., St. Louis, MO • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA • The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ • The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK • Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY • Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
  • Creator:
    Alan Siegel (Workshop/Studio)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 55.25 in (140.34 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Depth: 22 in (55.88 cm)Seat Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Post-Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1983-85
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1974338311502
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