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Artists›Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen

Danish-German, 1902

WA-00027741

Copenhagen, Denmark

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None documented

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80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ273572 ULAN500033072

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Transformations in Modern Architecture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970–1971

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Good Design: 5th Anniversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

Field Verification (6 fields)

3 cross-verified · 3 single-source

LocationMoMA + Gallery Generic· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 93%✓
NationalityArtsy· 93%✓
DeceasedMoMA· 93%
Death yearMoMA· 93%
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/arne-jacobsen
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/arne-jacobsen
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2869
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (24)

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Multi-set Serving Dish and Carving Board

1970 · Stainless steel and beechwood

Overall: 1 1/8 x 22 7/8 x 10" (2.9 x 58.1 x 25.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Vola Kitchen and Bathroom Fittings

1968 · Brass with epoxy coating

Museum of Modern Art

Vola Spout, Single control mixer for mounting on kitchen table

1968 · Chrome-plated brass

9 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 8 7/8" (24.3 x 4 x 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Cylinda Ashtray

1964 · Stainless steel

Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 x 4 3/8" (6.7 x 7.6 x 11.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cylinda Salt and Pepper Shakers

1964 · Stainless steel

Each: 2 1/2 x 1 1/8" (6.4 x 2.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cylinda Ice Bucket

1964 · Stainless steel

5 3/4 x 7 5/8" (14.6 x 19.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cylinda Cocktail Shaker

1964 · Brushed stainless steel

9 x 3 3/8" (22.8 x 8.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Cylinda Sugar Bowl and Creamer

1964 · Stainless steel

.1 (creamer): 3 3/4 x 2" (9.5 x 5.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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"Egg" Armchair

1958 · Ox-hide, plastic, aluminum

41 5/8 × 34 1/8 × 33 7/8 in. (105.7 × 86.7 × 86 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Egg Chair and Ottoman

1958 · Chromed steel, aluminum, fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane foam shell, and leather

chair: 42 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 34" (108 x 95.3 x 86.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Flatware

1957 · Stainless steel

.1 (fork): 7 3/4 x 3/4" (19.7 x 1.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Munkegård school desk

1955 · Chromed steel and plywood

28 15/16 x 24 x 23 5/8" (73.5 x 61 x 60 cm)

Munkegård school desk

1955 · Chromed steel and plywood

28 15/16 x 24 x 23 5/8" (73.5 x 61 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Table

1952 · Wood top, enameled metal legs, and rubber feet

27 3/4 x 47 1/2" (70.5 x 120.6 cm)

Chair Series 7 (3107)

1952 · Chrome-plated steel tubing and molded plywood with black lacquer

30 1/4 x 18 x 20" (76.8 x 45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Chair Series 7 (3107)

1952 · Chrome-plated steel tubing and molded plywood with black lacquer

Each: 30 1/4 x 18 x 20" (76.8 x 45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chair Series 7 (3107)

1952 · Chrome-plated steel tubing and molded plywood with black lacquer

30 1/4 x 18 x 20" (76.8 x 45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Table

1952 · Wood top, enameled metal legs, and rubber feet

27 3/4 x 47 1/2" (70.5 x 120.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chair Series 7 (3107)

1952 · Chrome-plated steel tubing and molded plywood with black lacquer

30 1/4 x 18 x 20" (76.8 x 45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stacking Side Chair

1951 · Molded plywood, chrome-plated tubular steel, and rubber

30 x 20 1/2 x 21" (76.2 x 52.1 x 53.3 cm)

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Side Chair

1951 · Plywood, steel, rubber mounts, PVC (polyvinyl chloride)

30 3/8 × 21 3/8 × 20 in., 7.2 lb. (77.2 × 54.3 × 50.8 cm, 3.3 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stacking Side Chair

1951 · Molded plywood, chrome-plated tubular steel, and rubber

30 x 20 1/2 x 21" (76.2 x 52.1 x 53.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stacking Side Chair

1951 · Molded plywood, chrome-plated tubular steel, and rubber

30 x 20 1/2 x 21" (76.2 x 52.1 x 53.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stacking Side Chair

1951 · Molded plywood, chrome-plated tubular steel, and rubber

30 x 20 1/2 x 21" (76.2 x 52.1 x 53.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

24 published of 38 catalogued · 31 with image

MoMA
22 publishedof 36 catalogued31 img
The Met
2 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Chair Series 7 (3107)
1952 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Munkegård school desk
1955 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Stacking Side Chair
1951 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Table
1952 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Museum of Modern Art Phillips

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Phillips

Record

Selected Credits

4 total

1979Transformations in Modern Architecture — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1970Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

195820th Century Design from the Museum Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1955Good Design: 5th Anniversary — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

Arne Jacobsen

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Why this artist matters now

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Artworks (24)

Artwork sources (2)

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