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Chess Set

Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schönberg Center

Arnold Schönberg Center
Vienna, Austria

In Arnold Schönberg’s environment there were many passionate chess players. His students Adolph Weiss, Béla Rósza and Hanns Eisler played at a high level, as did his student (and later brother-in-law) Rudolf Kolisch. Schönberg made chess sets in various formats as gifts.

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  • Title: Chess Set
  • Creator: Arnold Schönberg
  • Physical Dimensions: w35 x h35.5 cm
  • Provenance: Arnold Schoenberg, Los Angeles; Gertrud Schoenberg, Los Angeles; Nuria Schoenberg Nono, Venezia, Lawrence and Ronald Schoenberg, Los Angeles; Arnold Schoenberg Institute, Los Angeles; Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna
  • Type: Game
  • Rights: Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles
  • External Link: https://www.schoenberg.at
  • Medium: Mixed media
Arnold Schönberg Center

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