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The chair admirably reflects the simplicity of furniture then being made under the influence of the Bauhaus, and is interesting historically because it shows the personal taste of Pevsner, the leading historian of Modernism, a decade before he wrote his seminal work 'Pioneers of Modern Design' (1936).","physicalDescription":"Chair; straight front legs of square section, the seat frame plain with rectangular section members.  The back legs of square section tapering and curved slightly backwards joined to the front legs about half way up by a narrow rectangular stretcher.  The back legs rise to form the uprights of the back, of tapering rectangular section curved slightly backwards. The dished plain back rest connects these members. 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