# Armchair and door [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BEHRENS, Peter]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Wood, leather \(chair\), aluminium \(door\) ## Commentary The success of his exhibitions in 1899 led to his appointment to the Künstlerkolonie in Darmstadt by Ernst-Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt. With Joseph Maria Olbrich, he was a dominant artistic influence in the Darmstadt colony. In July 1900, work began on his own house there, which he had designed, together with furnishings and tableware. The armchair and door are from the music room of the Behrens house in Darmstadt. ## Related artworks - [AEG electric water kettle]() - [AEG site: assembly hall for large machines]() - [AEG site: interior of assembly hall]() - [AEG site: lights]() - [AEG Turbinenfabrik: assembly hall]() - [Butterflies on Water Lilies]() - ['Dem deutschen Volke']() - [Dining room]() - [Dinner service]() - [Electric heater]() - [Former industry building: general view]() - [Goblets from a set]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()