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One of Five-Piece "Malitte" Cushion System

Roberto Matta; Gavina [Distributed in the USA by Knoll Intl., Inc.]

Caption

Roberto Matta (Chilean, 1911–2002); Gavina [Distributed in the USA by Knoll Intl., Inc.] (ca. 1970). One of Five-Piece "Malitte" Cushion System, designed 1966, manufactured ca. 1970. Plush jersey, polyurethane foam, 20 1/4 x 63 x 25 in. (51.4 x 160 x 63.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Knoll International, Inc., 78.128.4.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

One of Five-Piece "Malitte" Cushion System

Date

designed 1966, manufactured ca. 1970

Geography

Place made: Milan, Italy

Medium

Plush jersey, polyurethane foam

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

20 1/4 x 63 x 25 in. (51.4 x 160 x 63.5 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

no marks

Credit Line

Gift of Knoll International, Inc.

Accession Number

78.128.4

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Artists and makers

Roberto Matta

8 works in the collection

Gavina

5 works in the collection

Knoll International, Inc.

6 works in the collection