Live Auction 2321Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984)
Lot 150

JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984)

A LACQUERED BENT STEEL AND OAK CABINET, CIRCA 1948

Closed17 June 2010

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JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984)
A Lacquered Bent Steel and Oak Cabinet, circa 1948
sliding doors opening to reveal two adjustable shelves
39¼ in. (99.7 cm.) high, 62½ in. (158.7 cm.) wide, 17 5/8 in. (44.8 cm.) deep

DeLorenzo 1950, New York.

Specialist note

cf. Jean Prouvé constructeur, exhibition catalogue, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1991, p. 116 for a similar model exhibited in a Prouvé's house during the Salon des Arts Ménagers in 1951.
Jean Prouvé constructeur, exhibition catalogue, Museé des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, Nancy, 2001, p.121 for a similar model in the entrance of Jean Prouvé's own house in Nancy
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouvé, Paris, 2007, p. 480 for a study plan of this model by Jean Prouvé.
Galerie DownTown-François Laffanour, Jean Prouvé Meubles 1924-1953, Bordeaux, 1989, p. 25 for the same model in yellow lacquer.