Hassock for Wingspread | Wright
Estimated value: 5000-7000 US$
Auction:
Modernist 20 Century
Sales date: 2003-12-07
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 100
Design
Frank Lloyd WrightYear 1937
Architonic id
4103258
Hassock for Wingspread, the Herbert F. Johnson,
residence, Wind Point, Wisconsin
Oak, upholstery
33"w x 25"d x 9"h
Hexagonal form with original fabric upholstery. Wright utilized a square version of this form in the interior of Fallingwater a year earlier.
The Johnson Family Christmas card from 1937 illustrates the hassock in situ.
Provenance: Herbert F. Johnson
Thence by descent
Private collection, Racine, Wisconsin
residence, Wind Point, Wisconsin
Oak, upholstery
33"w x 25"d x 9"h
Hexagonal form with original fabric upholstery. Wright utilized a square version of this form in the interior of Fallingwater a year earlier.
The Johnson Family Christmas card from 1937 illustrates the hassock in situ.
Provenance: Herbert F. Johnson
Thence by descent
Private collection, Racine, Wisconsin
