Modigliani's Jeanne Hebuterne Easel Chair

Absolutely amazing.

I can appreciate the art and feel the strength of this chair .
Wonderful design and execution absolutely beautiful .

-- Kiefer 松

It’s hard to know what to say about this (other than wow). I am curious about a couple of things. Was it a conscious decision to pierce her hat with the back post? and to make the back quite upright? The bulging (carving) of the leg bottoms is quite beautiful as is the flow of the curved stretcher and the front legs themselves. Did you ever consider making the paintbrush a veneer inlay into the seat? Did you ever consider tutoring someone in the art of making chairs that are beyond belief? We may be only a few miles away as the crow flies but you, are on another planet of skill to mine. Bravo.
gene

-- gene@toronto.ontario.canada : dovetail free since '53, critiques always welcome.

LOL! I’m not even close to gene , and that puts me in the I wish I were in the WOW! galaxy with you.

I loved Modigliani’s work from the day I first saw it in life magazine. Years ago.

You are a Master Chair Maker.

I usually,do a watchlist post, but my mailbox won’t hold the responses.

Get your chairs together and do a show at a gallery or art musium. This is studio furniture at it’s best!

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

Thanks for the comments.
gene – yes the decision to pierce the hat with the back post was a conscious one. I though it wood add some additional interest rather than simply having the carving appeared stuck on. ( There was a difference of opinio on this detail in my home). There is a slight slope to the back, but I was limited to the thickness of the reused baseboard. The stock that I was using was three inches thick. From the front of the back post where it joins the seat, the three inch thick back tapers to a thickness of about 1 inch. I did consider trying to inlay the paintbrush, but didn’t feel I was ready to try that yet, Also I was trying to get the chair finished up by this week. I am hoping to enter it into the Made of Wood Show (in Alton Mills) and the entry deadline is this week. I’m still learning myself, especially when it comes to finishing. The actual chair was to be so much lighter in colour. I was just trying to even up the colour of the various pieces and before I knew it the chair was way darker than I had wanted. Oh well!

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

I like you work !!! Nice design !!! Good luck,Peter.

-- Lidiya,Russia," I use wood to translate my mood".

Wow. Fabulous chair.

Perfect work of art.
I particularly like the palette styled seat.
great functional sculpture.

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

Very cool

-- Dreaming patterns

super

That’s terrific. I feel so inadequate.

-- Elwood, making sawdust in Germany, http://www.AnsbachArtisans.com

thanks for you kind comments everyone.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Inspired artistic chair. Great design and fun with the palette seat and of course the wonderful chair back.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thanks for your comments

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Such a fabulous chair! What was your inspiration and do you plan on any others like this?