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GEORGE MANN NIEDECKEN (American, 1878-1945)

GEORGE MANN NIEDECKEN (American, 1878-1945), Arts & Crafts oak armchair with carved linenfold panel backrest. Wear from use. 41-1/4''h, 24-3/4''w, 21''d.

George Mann Niedecken, Cabinet from the Conroy Building, Milwaukee

George Mann Niedecken Cabinet from the Conroy Building, Milwaukee USA, c. 1904 walnut, glass 74.5 h x 52.5 w x 22.75 d in (189 x 133 x 58 cm) The Conroy Building was built in 1881 at 725-729 North Milwaukee Street in Milwaukee. Situated in this Queen Anne-style building was an art gallery founded in 1882 by Frank Durbin and Phillip Poposkey. Shortly after in 1889, the gallery was acquired by Frank H. Bresler and renamed F.H. Bresler Gallery, which was designed by George Mann Niedecken. The present lot is likely from the entrance to the gallery or one of the offices. Cabinet features two glass doors and four adjustable shelves. Provenance: Conroy Building, Milwaukee | Acquired in 1960 from the previous, Private Collection | Thence by descent This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

George Mann Niedecken, Cabinet from the Conroy Building, Milwaukee

George Mann Niedecken Cabinet from the Conroy Building, Milwaukee USA, c. 1904 walnut, glass 74.5 h x 52.5 w x 22.75 d in (189 x 133 x 58 cm) The Conroy Building was built in 1881 at 725-729 North Milwaukee Street in Milwaukee. Situated in this Queen Anne-style building was an art gallery founded in 1882 by Frank Durbin and Phillip Poposkey. Shortly after in 1889, the gallery was acquired by Frank H. Bresler and renamed F.H. Bresler Gallery, which was designed by George Mann Niedecken. The present lot is likely from the entrance to the gallery or one of the offices. Cabinet features two glass doors and four adjustable shelves. Provenance: Conroy Building, Milwaukee | Acquired in 1960 from the previous, Private Collection | Thence by descent This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

GEORGE MANN NIEDECKEN (American, 1878-1945)

GEORGE MANN NIEDECKEN (American, 1878-1945), Arts & Crafts oak armchair with carved linenfold panel backrest. Wear from use. 41-1/4''h, 24-3/4''w, 21''d.

Attributed to George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) Prairie School footstool 20 1/8"w x 10 1/8"d x 10 3/8"h

Attributed to George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) Prairie School footstool Milwaukee, Wisconsin walnut, leather unmarked 20 1/8"w x 10 1/8"d x 10 3/8"h Provenance: Stephen Maras Antiques, Chicago, Illinois, 05 February 1988 The Ira Simon Collection, Chicago, Illinois

George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) architectural fragment, designed for an andiron, for the Gustavus Babson Residence II, Tallmadge a...

George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) architectural fragment, designed for an andiron, for the Gustavus Babson Residence II, Tallmadge and Watson, architects Oak Park, Illinois bronze, cast iron, blue glazed ceramic 7 3/4"w x 2 5/8"d x 12 3/4"h Literature: For an illustration of this fragment, see: Spencer, Brian A. (editor), The Prairie School Tradition: The Prairie Archives of the Milwaukee Art Center, Whitney Library of Design, 1979, p. 189

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) & George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) for the Edward P. Irving House tabouret 14 3/8"w x 14 1/2"d x 16...

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) & George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) for the Edward P. Irving House tabouret Decatur, Illinois, 1908 oak 14 3/8"w x 14 1/2"d x 16 1/8"h Provenance: Philips, New York, New York, Furnishings by George M. Niedecken for Residence of Mr. E.P. Irving, Decatur, Illinois, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, 12 December 1986, Lot 1 Acquired from the above by the present owner

George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) for T. Robinson Bours Residence (Russell Barr Williamson, Architect) dining set table: 79"w x 41"d...

George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945) for the T. Robinson Bours Residence (Russell Barr Williamson, Architect) dining set: table and six chairs Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1921 mahogany, inlaid ebony, caning, upholstery table: 79"w x 41"d x 30 1/2"h; chair: 16"w x 20"d x 42 1/2"h Catalog Note: This is reminiscent of the dining room set designed for the Frederick C. Bogk House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1916, a collaboration between George Mann Niedecken and Frank Lloyd Wright.

George Mann Niedecken Arts & Crafts Chair - Labeled

George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945). Prairie School Arts & Crafts hardwood chair, possibly oak. Niedecken's Milwaukee label is adhered to the underside of the seat. Niedecken studied with architect Otto Wagner in Vienna, as well as Alphonse Mucha. He is known for his collaboration with Frank Lloyd Wright on numerous home projects. Height: 41 in x width: 25 in x depth: 18 in.

George Mann Niedecken, (American, 1878-1945), Easy Chair, for Mr. H.B. Babson, Niedecken-Walbridge Co., Interior—Architects, graphit...

George Mann Niedecken (American, 1878-1945) Easy Chair, for Mr. H.B. Babson, Niedecken-Walbridge Co., Interior—Architects graphite drawing on paper inscribed lower right visible: 8 1/4" x 7"; frame: 17 3/4" x 16" Provenance: Craftsman Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey, 10 March 2007, Lot 298 Acquired from the above by the present owner

George Mann Niedecken, (American, 1878-1945), Birch Trees, landscape mural from the Sedgwick S. Brinsmaid House, Des Moines, Iowa, c...

George Mann Niedecken (American, 1878-1945) Birch Trees, landscape mural from the Sedgwick S. Brinsmaid House, Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1902 oil on canvas unsigned visible: 33 3/4" x 12 5/8"; frame: 37 3/4" x 16 5/8"

Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959) and George Mann Niedecken (American, 1878-1945) frame 27"w x 16"h

Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959) and George Mann Niedecken (American, 1878-1945) frame Avery Coonley Residence Riverside, Illinois, 1908 birch 27"w x 16"h

George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945), Attribution side chair 18"w x 19"d x 44"h

George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945), Attribution side chair oak 18"w x 19"d x 44"h

George Mann Niedecken, (American, 1878-1945), Trees in the Forest

George Mann Niedecken (American, 1878-1945) Trees in the Forest oil on canvas 33 1/2 x 160 1/2 inches.

GEORGE MANN NIEDECKEN

PROPERTY FROM A WASHINGTON, D.C., COLLECTION LANDSCAPE MURAL FROM THE DINING ROOM OF THE SEDGWICK BRINSMAID HOUSE, DES MOINES, IOWA measurements note 34 x 84 in. (86.4 x 213.4 cm) approximately ca. 1902 oil on canvas Scott Elliott, Frank Lloyd Wright and Viollet-le-Duc: Organic Architecture and Design from 1850 to 1950, Chicago, 1986, p. 85 Sheila Schwartz, ed., From Architecture to Object: Masterworks of the American Arts & Crafts Movement, New York, 1989, p. 97 PROVENANCE Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York EXHIBITED From Architecture to Object: Masterworks of the American Arts & Crafts Movement, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, October 7-November 18, 1989 Struve Gallery, Chicago, December 15, 1989-January 22, 1990 LITERATURE Wesley I. Shink, ''The Residence in Des Moines,'' The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 29, 1970, pp. 56-59 (for a detailed discussion of the Brinsmaid House) Mary Lackritz Gray, A Guide to Chicago's Murals, Chicago, 2001, pp. 14-15 (for another landscape mural from this commission) NOTE This work was originally part of a series of decorative murals executed by Niedecken for the dining room of the Sedgwick Brinsmaid House. The mural depicts a vast midwestern forest, articulated in muted tones of brown and green. Period photographs show Niedecken's murals installed above the wainscoting in the dining room. Designed by architect Arthur Heun in 1902, the Brinsmaid residence is one of the earliest Prairie-style houses, pre-dating many of Frank Lloyd Wright's early architectural commissions. Sotheby's wishes to thank Cheryl Robertson, independent curator and museum consultant, for providing these research citations on the Brinsmaid House.

George Mann Niedecken

side table from the Edward R. Irving house, Decatur, IL USA, c. 1910

GEORGE MANN NIEDECKEN

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION TWO LANDSCAPE MURALS FROM THE DINING ROOM OF THE SEDGWICK BRINSMAID HOUSE, DES MOINES, IOWA measurements note 33 1/2 x 51 1/2 in. (85.1 x 130.8 cm) ca. 1902 oil on canvas PROVENANCE Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York LITERATURE Wesley I. Shink, ''The Residence in Des Moines,'' The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 29, 1970, pp. 56-59 (for a detailed discussion of the Brinsmaid House) Scott Elliott, Frank Lloyd Wright and Viollet-le-Duc: Organic Architecture and Design from 1850 to 1950, Chicago, 1986, p. 85 (for another landscape mural from this commission) Sheila Schwartz, ed., From Architecture to Object: Masterworks of the American Arts & Crafts Movement, New York, 1989, p. 97 (for another landscape mural from this commission) Mary Lackritz Gray, A Guide to Chicago's Murals, Chicago, 2001, pp. 14-15 (for two other landscape murals from this commission) NOTE These two works were originally part of a series of decorative murals executed by Niedecken for the dining room of the Sedgwick Brinsmaid House. The murals depict a vast midwestern forest, articulated in muted tones of brown and green. Period photographs show these murals installed above the wainscoting in the dining room. Designed by architect Arthur Heun in 1902, the Brinsmaid residence is one of the earliest Prairie-style houses, pre-dating many of Frank Lloyd Wright's early architectural commissions. Sotheby's wishes to thank Cheryl Robertson, Curator of American Decorative Arts, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, for providing these research citations on the Brinsmaid House.

George Mann Niedecken (American, 1878-1945), "Spring Landscape", c. 1902; watercolor/paper, 8" x 9.5", signed and dated, "5/31. 1902", (titled indistinctly).

George Mann Niedecken (American, 1878-1945), "Cranberry Marsh", c. 1920; watercolor/paper,

14" x 20", signed, dated, and titled. Important prairie architect, painter, and muralist. Niedecken collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright from 1904-1918. In 1907, he co-founded the Niedecken-Walbridge Co. with John Walbridge specializing in furniture, rugs, lighting, murals, and textiles in the Arts & Crafts aesthetic. Niedecken studied at the Milwaukee Art Institute and the aicz, as well as in Paris, with Alphonse Mucha. He was a founding member of the Milwaukee Society of Artists and the American Institute of Interior Decorators. He exhibited paintings at the aicz, pafaz, Chicago Architecture Club, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.