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Artists›Hans Wegner

Hans Wegner

Artist

WA-00030011

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ700073 ULAN500004003

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

No image

Good Design: 5th Anniversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

No image

Good Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951–1952

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/hans-wegner
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6282
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Victoria and Albert Museum

Canonical record

Artworks (14)

812

1970 · Chair

Victoria and Albert Museum

Side Chair

1955 · Teak

29 1/2 x 20 x 16 1/2" (75 x 50.8 x 41.9 cm), seat h. 17" (43.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stacking Side Chair

1952 · Beechwood and teak plywood

28 x 17 1/2 x 16" (71.1 x 44.5 x 40.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cowhorn Chair (model PP 505)

1952 · Walnut and cane

29 x 21 3/4 x 16 3/4" (73.7 x 55.3 x 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Halyard armchair

1950 · Steel, cork, leather, and plaited flag halyard

31 1/2 x 44 1/2 x 44 1/2" (80 x 113 x 113 cm)

Valet Chair

1950 · Teak, brass and leather

37 x 20 3/4 x 20 3/4" (94 x 52.7 x 52.7 cm)

Chair 24

1950 · Chair

Victoria and Albert Museum

Halyard armchair

1950 · Steel, cork, leather, and plaited flag halyard

31 1/2 x 44 1/2 x 44 1/2" (80 x 113 x 113 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Valet Chair

1950 · Teak, brass and leather

37 x 20 3/4 x 20 3/4" (94 x 52.7 x 52.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Folding Chair (model JH512)

1949 · Oak and rattan

Armchair

1949 · Oak and cane

30 x 24 5/8 x 21 1/4" (76.2 x 62.5 x 54 cm), seat h. 17" (43.2 cm)

Folding Chair (model JH512)

1949 · Oak and rattan

Museum of Modern Art

Armchair

1949 · Oak and cane

30 x 24 5/8 x 21 1/4" (76.2 x 62.5 x 54 cm), seat h. 17" (43.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

'Shell' chair

1948 · Chair

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Artwork sources (2)

14 published of 17 catalogued · 17 with image

MoMA
11 publishedof 14 catalogued14 img
Victoria & Albert
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Armchair
1949 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Halyard armchair
1950 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Valet Chair
1950 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Folding Chair (model JH512)
1949 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title

Record

Images

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Victoria and Albert Museum

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

New York · 1958

Group Exhibition Good Design: 5th Anniversary

New York · 1955

Group Exhibition Good Design

New York · 1951