Arne Jacobsen

(Danish, 1902–1971)

Arne Jacobsen was a Danish architect and designer, best remembered for his seminal contributions to the Functionalism movement of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. His architectural seating furniture and industrial designs are highly crafted around their contextual purpose, featuring contoured and organic lines that embody Jacobsen's unique aesthetic sensibility. “Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty,” he once explained when asked to explain his influences. “They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.” Born on February 11, 1902 in Copenhagen, Denmark, he went on to study at the Architecture School at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1924 to 1927. While there, he exhibited chair designs at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, where he received a Silver Medal. Throughout his long and prolific career, Jacobsen has been instrumental in both Scandinavian and Modern design, with his pieces being featured in popular cultural spheres and receiving distinctions such as the International Design Award from the American Institute of Interior Designers in 1968. He died on March 24, 1971 in Copenhagen, Denmark at the age of 69.

Related Categories

Bauhaus, Furniture

Related Artists

Erik Gunnar Asplund, Charles and Ray Eames, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Ensemble de salon composé d'un canapé trois places et de deux fauteuils au modèle et une table..., 1930 - 1939
Sold price: 162,656 USD

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Arne Jacobsen (8,099 results)
Collection de pièces de table, 1970

Arne Jacobsen

Collection de pièces de table, 1970

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Ménagère modèle 600, 1957

Arne Jacobsen

Ménagère modèle 600, 1957

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Ensemble de dix poignées de porte modèles AJ, 1956

Arne Jacobsen

Ensemble de dix poignées de porte modèles AJ, 1956

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Ensemble de quinze poignées de porte modèles , 1956

Arne Jacobsen

Ensemble de quinze poignées de porte modèles , 1956

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Table à abattants modèle FH 3601, 1952

Arne Jacobsen

Table à abattants modèle FH 3601, 1952

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Paire de tabourets, 1960

Arne Jacobsen

Paire de tabourets, 1960

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Bureau, 1955

Arne Jacobsen

Bureau, 1955

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Fauteuil de bureau modèle 3217

Arne Jacobsen

Fauteuil de bureau modèle 3217

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Rare paire de suspensions modèle AJ Royal, 1958

Arne Jacobsen

Rare paire de suspensions modèle AJ Royal, 1958

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Lampe modèle Oxford, 1965

Arne Jacobsen

Lampe modèle Oxford, 1965

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Fauteuil modèle Egg, 1958

Arne Jacobsen

Fauteuil modèle Egg, 1958

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Egg chair and ottoman, 1958

Arne Jacobsen

Egg chair and ottoman, 1958

Sale Date: December 10, 2015

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FAUTEUIL

Arne Jacobsen

FAUTEUIL "EGG" MOD. 3317 ET SON OTTOMAN, 1967

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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PAIRE DE CHAISES

Arne Jacobsen

PAIRE DE CHAISES "SWAN", 1958

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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RARE TABLE

Arne Jacobsen

RARE TABLE "GRAND PRIX", 1957

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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SUITE DE 10 CHAISES

Arne Jacobsen

SUITE DE 10 CHAISES "GRAND PRIX", 1950

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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SÉRIE DE QUATRE TABOURETS DE BAR, 1960

Arne Jacobsen

SÉRIE DE QUATRE TABOURETS DE BAR, 1960

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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PAIRE D'APPLIQUES

Arne Jacobsen

PAIRE D'APPLIQUES " AJ SCONE", 1957

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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BUREAU MOD. FH 3605, 1955

Arne Jacobsen

BUREAU MOD. FH 3605, 1955

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU PIVOTANT À ROULETTES MOD. , 1955

Arne Jacobsen

FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU PIVOTANT À ROULETTES MOD. , 1955

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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SUITE DE VINGT CINQ POIGNÉES DE PORTE MOD...., 1956

Arne Jacobsen

SUITE DE VINGT CINQ POIGNÉES DE PORTE MOD...., 1956

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Egg lounge chair

Arne Jacobsen

Egg lounge chair

Sale Date: November 23, 2015

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Egg lounge chair

Arne Jacobsen

Egg lounge chair

Sale Date: November 23, 2015

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Egg lounge chair

Arne Jacobsen

Egg lounge chair

Sale Date: November 23, 2015

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