222: RUDOLPH M. SCHINDLER, Unit chair and ottoman for the Van Patten House, Los Angeles < Design, 17 November 2022 < Auctions

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Rudolph M. Schindler
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Unit chair and ottoman for the Van Patten House, Los Angeles

Austria/USA, 1934
oak, metal, mohair upholstery chair: 28 h × 45 w × 37 d in (71 × 114 × 94 cm) ottoman: 14 h × 21 w × 21 d in (36 × 53 × 53 cm)

estimate: $15,000–25,000

result: $56,250

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provenance: Elizabeth Van Patten, Los Angeles | Private Collection, Los Angeles | Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Modern Art & Design, 6 May 2012, Lot 310 | Private Collection, Los Angeles
literature: The Furniture of R.M. Schindler, Berns, ppg. 57, 124 illustrate this work
An example of the present model can be found in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

This work will ship from LAMA in Los Angeles, California.

Schindler units are a system of building furniture of mass fabricated parts which can be assembled and reassembled to fit any design. Not just knockdown or sectional, they allow the creation of individual form and character through varied combinations.

R.M. Schindler

Rudolph M. Schindler 1887–1953

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Rudolph Michael Schindler was an Austrian-born architect and designer who came to define the landscape of mid-century modernism in Southern California. His education began at the Imperial Technical Institute in Vienna from 1906 to 1911 before studying under Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1910 to 1913. Schindler eventually sought the mentorship of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago. In 1920, he was hired by Wright to oversee the important Hollyhock House commission in Los Angeles. Schindler would remain in California for the rest of his life.

His iconic home and studio, the Schindler Chase House on Kings Road, set the stage for California Modernism. The construction featured a minimalist approach and linear form built in sleek concrete with sliding glass doors opening to gardens — all of which became staples of the Southern California style. The space was designed for communal living and Schindler shared the space with his wife Pauline among many other important figures, including Richard Neutra and John Cage. Between the years of 1920 and 1953, Schindler designed numerous residential commissions such as the Lovell Beach House (1922), Rodriguez House (1942), Kallis House (1946), and the Tischler House (1949). While Rudolph Schindler’s death was untimely, his legacy and philosophy continue to be celebrated in his iconic structures.

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