Gio Ponti Italian, 1891-1979
An Early 'Distex' Armchair, c. 1954
Brass, vinyl, silk upholstery
32 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 39 1/2 in (81.9 x 80 x 100.3 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Italy
Geoffrey Diner Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Exhibitions
Gio Ponti, Archi-Designer, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 19 October 2018 - 5 May 2019.Literature
Literature:Other examples illustrated:
'Domus', no. 293, April 1954, front cover; no. 308, July 1955, p. 64; 'Accanto all'architettura', no. 312, November 1955, p. 20; 'Una porta, e nuovi mobili', no. 321, August 1956, p. 23;
'Interiors', November 1954, the model in an Altamira advertisement p. 135;
R. Aloi, 'L'Arredamento Moderno, sesta serie, Milan, 1955, fig. 283;
A. Branzi, M. De Lucchi, eds., 'Il Design Italiano Degli Anni' '50, Milan, 1985, p. 128, fig. 404;
C. Brandini, 'Gio Ponti, Arte Applicata', exh. cat., Centro Internazionale di Brera, Milan, 1987, p. 22, no. 140;
L. Licitra Ponti, 'Gio Ponti, The Complete Works' 1923-1978, London, 1990, p. 160;
I. de Guttry and M.P. Maino, 'Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni' '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 41, fig. 58 for an Altamira advertisement, p. 241, fig. 37;
M. Romanelli, 'Gio Ponti, A World', Milan, 2002, p. 58;
L. Falconi, 'Gio Ponti, Interni, oggetti, disegni' 1920-1976, Milano, Electa, 2004, pp. 172, 182;
U. La Pietra, 'Gio Ponti, L'arte si innamora dell'industria', New York, 2009, p. 226, figs. 466-67, p. 227, fig. 469, p. 232, fig. 487.