Marcel Breuer

Marcel Lajos Breuer was a Hungarian-American modernist architect and furniture designer. He moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1944.

Works in Collection

26 works

Armchair

Marcel Breuer

1922

Armchair (model B35)

Marcel Breuer

1928–1929

Cesca Armchair

Marcel Breuer

1928

Cesca Armchair (model B64)

Marcel Breuer

1928

Cesca Side Chair (model B32)

Marcel Breuer

1928

Chair (model B33)

Marcel Breuer

1927–1928

Chaise Longue

Marcel Breuer

1935-1936

Chaise Longue

Marcel Breuer

1936

Child's Armchair (model B34 1/2)

Marcel Breuer

1929

Child's side chair (model B33 1/2)

Marcel Breuer

1929

Club chair (model B3 / Wassily)

Marcel Breuer

1927–1928

Couch

Marcel Breuer

Designed 1930–1931 (this example 1981)

Doldertal Apartments, Zurich, Switzerland (Scale model, 1...

Marcel Breuer

1936

Folding Armchair (model B4)

Marcel Breuer

Designed 1927 (this example 1980)

Garden Table

Marcel Breuer

1932–1933

Lounge Chair

Marcel Breuer

1932–1933

Lounge Chair (model B25)

Marcel Breuer

1928–1929

Nesting Tables (model B9)

Marcel Breuer

1925–1926

Potsdamer Platz Project, Berlin, Germany, Axonometric

Marcel Breuer

1929

Room Divider / Bookshelf

Marcel Breuer

1932–1935

Side Chair

Marcel Breuer

1948

Side Chairs

Marcel Breuer

1936–1937

Stacking Tables

Marcel Breuer

1936

Stool (model B37)

Marcel Breuer

1932

Exhibitions

30 exhibitions

Mar 02, 1936 – Apr 19, 1936

Cubism and Abstract Art

113 artists · 1 curator

Feb 10, 1937 – Mar 07, 1937

Modern Architecture in England

41 artists · 1 curator

Jun 28, 1938 – Sep 12, 1938

Wheaton College Competition

27 artists · 1 curator

Dec 07, 1938 – Jan 30, 1939

Bauhaus: 1919–1928

66 artists

Feb 15, 1939 – Mar 15, 1939

Three Centuries of American Architecture

54 artists · 2 curators

Sep 09, 1941 – Sep 30, 1941

The Wooden House in America

10 artists

Sep 24, 1941 – Nov 09, 1941

Organic Design in Home Furnishings

1 curator

May 24, 1944 – Oct 22, 1944

Design for Use

212 artists · 1 curator

May 24, 1944 – Oct 22, 1944

Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44

58 artists · 1 curator

Jan 16, 1945 – Mar 04, 1945

The Lesson of War Housing

9 artists

Jan 08, 1946 – Jan 30, 1946

If You Want to Build a House

17 artists · 1 curator

Nov 26, 1946 – Jan 26, 1947

Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years

26 artists

Mar 12, 1947 – Jun 15, 1947

Printed Textiles for the Home

18 artists

Apr 12, 1949 – Oct 30, 1949

The House in the Museum Garden

66 artists

Aug 03, 1949 – Oct 02, 1949

Painting and Sculpture in Architecture

51 artists

Oct 05, 1949 – Dec 04, 1949

Modern Art in Your Life

164 artists · 1 curator

May 16, 1950 – Jul 16, 1950

Prize Designs for Modern Furniture

30 artists · 1 curator

Jul 11, 1950 – Sep 05, 1950

Three Modern Styles

94 artists

Mar 27, 1951 – Jun 03, 1951

New Lamps

24 artists · 1 curator

Jun 10, 1952 – Jul 27, 1952

Architecture in the New York Area

20 artists · 1 curator

Jan 20, 1953 – Mar 15, 1953

Built in USA: Post-War Architecture

34 artists · 1 curator

Aug 11, 1953 – Oct 04, 1953

Thonet Furniture

8 artists · 1 curator

Dec 17, 1958 – Feb 23, 1959

20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

257 artists · 2 curators

May 27, 1964

Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design

23 artists · 1 curator

Sep 25, 1968 – Nov 11, 1968

Architecture of Museums

37 artists · 1 curator

Aug 05, 1977 – Oct 31, 1977

The Graphic Revolution: 1915–1935

31 artists · 1 curator

Feb 21, 1979 – Apr 24, 1979

Transformations in Modern Architecture

320 artists · 1 curator

Aug 04, 1979 – Sep 30, 1979

Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design

34 artists · 1 curator

Nov 14, 1979 – Jan 22, 1980

Art of the Twenties

167 artists · 1 curator

Jul 22, 1981 – Sep 15, 1981

Marcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors

6 artists · 2 curators