Cupboard "The Path of Life"

Artist/Maker

DatesMade: Executed 1923

Material / Technique

Dimensionsh x w x d: Mått 186 x 125 x 50 cm

Inventory numberNMK 43/1977

Other titlesTitel (sv): Skåp "Livets väg" Titel (en): Cupboard "The Path of Life"

DescriptionDescription: The cabinet was one of the designer items of the 1920s. It was exhibited in Gothenburg in 1923 and in Paris in 1925. The decor consists of intarsia work – inlays made of various types of wood – and represents an Antique temple surrounded by burning fire pots and approached by people of different ages. A contemporary critic praised the skilfully created intarsia but said the frame the cabinet stood on was far too old fashioned.

Collection

MaterialCedarwood (Wood), Birch (Wood), Mahogany (Wood), Walnut (Wood), Jacaranda (Wood)

TechniqueApplied art