Artist Monograph

Marcel Breuer, American

American, born Hungary. 1902–1981

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Sculpture	14	46.7%
Other Media	12	40%
Gouache	1	3.3%
Photography	1	3.3%
Textile	1	3.3%
Acrylic Painting	1	3.3%

Production by Decade

1920s

1930s

1940s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	22	84.6%
Large (1–3 m)	4	15.4%

Range: 45.1 cm → 237.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1934	1
1942	3
1946	1
1948	2
1950	1
1958	1
1968	1
1976	2
1977	1
1980	2
1981	3
1982	2
1985	3
1997	1
1998	1
2002	1
2006	1
2008	2
2009	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 30 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Photographs Design Acc. 354.1985.1-541	n.d.	Photographs	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mrs. Constance Breuer
Armchair Design Acc. 160.1958	1922	Stained oak and hand-woven wool	37 1/4 x 22 x 22 1/2" (94.6 x 55.9 x 57.2 cm), seat h. 17 1/4" (43.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Nesting Tables (model B9) Design Acc. 204.1950.1-4	1925–1926	Chrome-plated tubular steel and lacquered plywood	.1: 23 7/8 x 26 x 15 1/4" (60.7 x 66 x 38.7 cm) .2: 21 15/16 x 23 1/4 x 15 1/4" (55.7 x 59 x 38.7 cm) .3: 19 15/16 x 20 3/8 x 15 1/4" (50.6 x 51.8 x 38.7 cm) .4: 18 x 17 3/4 x 15 1/4" (45.7 x 45.1 x 38.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Dr. Anny Baumann
Side Chair (model B5) Design Acc. 353.1985	1926-27	Chrome-plated tubular steel and Eisengarn	34 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 19" (87 x 45.1 x 48.3 cm), seat h. 18 3/4" (47.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Marcel Breuer Fund
Chair (model B33) Design Acc. 1326.2009	1927–1928	Chrome-plated tubular steel with steel-thread seat and back	32 15/16 x 19 5/16 x 25 3/8" (83.7 x 49 x 64.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Manfred Ludewig
Club chair (model B3 / Wassily) Design Acc. 229.1934	1927–1928	Chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas	28 1/4 x 30 3/4 x 28" (71.8 x 78.1 x 71.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Herbert Bayer
Folding Armchair (model B4) Design Acc. 626.1980	Designed 1927 (this example 1980)	Chrome-plated tubular steel and Eisengarn	Open: 27 7/8 x 30 7/8 x 25" (70.8 x 78.4 x 63.5 cm); closed: 36 3/8 x 30 7/8 x 14 1/2" (92.4 x 78.4 x 36.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Maximilian A. Sepp Ltd.
Table (model B10) Design Acc. 625.1980	1927	Tubular steel and wood	26 1/4 x 29 1/8 x 29 1/8" (66.7 x 74 x 74 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Philip Johnson Fund
Armchair (model B35) Design Acc. 523.1977	1928–1929	Chrome-plated tubular steel, wood, lacquer arm rests, and canvas	31 1/2" x 24 x 31 1/2" (80 x 61 x 80 cm), seat h. 12" (30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Estée and Joseph Lauder Design Fund
Cesca Armchair Design Acc. 1228.1968	1928	Chrome plated tubular steel, wood, and cane	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Stendig, Inc.
Cesca Armchair (model B64) Design Acc. 224.1981	1928	Bent chromed tubular steel, wood, and cane	30 7/8 x 22 7/8 x 23 1/4" (78.5 x 58.1 x 59 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Manfred Ludewig
Cesca Side Chair (model B32) Design Acc. 835.1942	1928	Chrome-plated tubular steel, wood, and cane	32 x 18 x 21 3/8 x 18 1/8" (81.3 x 45.7 x 54.3 x 46 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase
Lounge Chair (model B25) Design Acc. 354.1982	1928–1929	Chrome-plated tubular steel, rattan, and wood	42 3/16 x 25 5/8 x 33 1/2" (107.2 x 65.1 x 85.1 cm), seat h. 13" (33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Marshall Cogan Purchase Fund
Table (model B27) Design Acc. 355.1982	1928	Chrome-plated tubular steel and glass	24 1/8 x 31 1/2" (61.3 x 80 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 80.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Marshall Cogan Purchase Fund
Tea Cart (model B54) Design Acc. 225.1981.a-b	1928	Nickel-plated tubular steel, rubber and painted wood	30 1/2 x 34 5/8 x 21 1/2" (77.5 x 88 x 54.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Estée and Joseph Lauder Design Fund
Child's Armchair (model B34 1/2) Design Acc. 62.1948	1929	Tubular steel and canvas	21 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 13 1/4" (54.6 x 38.7 x 33.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. Purchase Fund
Child's side chair (model B33 1/2) Design Acc. 61.1948	1929	Tubular steel and canvas	21 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 13 1/4" (54.6 x 38.7 x 33.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. Purchase Fund
Potsdamer Platz Project, Berlin, Germany, Axonometric Architecture Acc. 246.2002	1929	Ink, pencil, gouache and wash	Composition: 21 7/8 x 30 7/16" (55.5 x 77.3 cm) Sheet: 24 3/4 x 33 11/16" (62.8 x 85.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown
Couch Design Acc. 560.1981	Designed 1930–1931 (this example 1981)	Tubular steel, flat chrome-plated steel bars, and upholstered cushions	53 1/4 x 55 1/8 x 28 1/2" (135.3 x 140 x 72.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Lily Auchincloss
Mauser Stahlrohrmöbel Design Acc. 355.1985	1930s	Paper	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mrs. Constance Breuer
Garden Table Design Acc. 90.2006	1932–1933	Aluminum	17 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 33 3/4" (45.1 x 32.4 x 85.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of John C. Waddell
Lounge Chair Design Acc. 106.1976	1932–1933	Aluminum and ash wood	28 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 31" (72.4 x 55.3 x 78.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Room Divider / Bookshelf Design Acc. 19.2008	1932–1935	Chrome-plated tubular steel and painted wood	79 3/4 x 93 5/8 x 13 5/8" (202.6 x 237.8 x 34.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder and Rob Beyer
Stool (model B37) Design Acc. 15.1997	1932	Chrome-plated tubular steel and Eisengarn fabric	18 x 18 x 19 1/2" (45.7 x 45.7 x 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Marcel Breuer Purchase Fund
Chaise Longue Design Acc. 836.1942	1935-1936	Laminated birch and upholstered cushion	32 x 24 x 58" (81.3 x 61 x 147.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 147.30 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase Fund
Chaise Longue Design Acc. 197.1998	1936	Molded and cutout plywood and upholstery	32 1/2 x 55 1/2 x 23 5/8" (82.5 x 141 x 60 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Judith Price
Doldertal Apartments, Zurich, Switzerland (Scale model, 1:50) Architecture Acc. 587.1976	1936	Wood, plastic and acrylic paint	11 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 21 3/4" (29.8 x 65.4 x 55.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Alfred Roth and anonymous donor
Side Chairs Design Acc. 58.1946.1-2	1936–1937	.1: Walnut and birch plywood .2: Birch plywood	29 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 15 1/2" (74.3 x 40 x 39.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Eliot Noyes
Stacking Tables Design Acc. 837.1942.1-3	1936	Laminated plywood, birch veneer	.1: 24 x 17 1/2 x 14 1/2" (61 x 44.5 x 36.8 cm) .2: 24 x 16 x 13 3/4" (61 x 40.6 x 35 cm) .3: 24 x 15 x 13" (61 x 38.2 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase
Side Chair Design Acc. 1781.2008	1948	Plywood, rubber mounts and caning	32 x 20 1/16 x 17 3/4" (81.3 x 51 x 45.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer