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Lot 31
JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964)
Panel from the 'The Chariot of Thetis' Mural from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
Closed7 June 2024
Estimate
USD 15,000–20,000
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JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964)
Panel from the 'The Chariot of Thetis' Mural from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
executed by Jacques Charles Champigneulle, Paris
verre églomisé, pegamoid backing
48 7/8 in. (124.1 cm) high, 31 ½ in. (80 cm) wide
reverse inscribed S2
Panel from the 'The Chariot of Thetis' Mural from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
executed by Jacques Charles Champigneulle, Paris
verre églomisé, pegamoid backing
48 7/8 in. (124.1 cm) high, 31 ½ in. (80 cm) wide
reverse inscribed S2
JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964)
Panel from the 'The Chariot of Thetis' Mural from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
executed by Jacques Charles Champigneulle, Paris
verre églomisé, pegamoid backing
48 7/8 in. (124.1 cm) high, 31 ½ in. (80 cm) wide
reverse inscribed S2
Panel from the 'The Chariot of Thetis' Mural from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
executed by Jacques Charles Champigneulle, Paris
verre églomisé, pegamoid backing
48 7/8 in. (124.1 cm) high, 31 ½ in. (80 cm) wide
reverse inscribed S2
S.S. Normandie, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1934 until sold by United States Appraisers Stores, New York, 1942
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2017
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2017
L. Reade, "The French Line Quadruple-screw Turbo-electric North Atlantic Steamship: Normandie", Ocean Liners of the Past: No. 5 in a series of reprints from 'The Shipbuilder & Marine Engine Builder', Greenwich, 1970, pp. 119, fig. 5 and 6, and pl. XI (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon); 123, fig. 18 (present lot illustrated)
W. H. Miller, Jr., The Great Luxury Liners 1927-1954: A Photographic Record, New York, 1981, p. 53 (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon)
B. Foucart, et. al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, New York, 1985, pp. 56, 66-67 and 70 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie), 68-69 (for a drawing of the Grand Salon), 70-71 (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon), 73 (for a cartoon of the ‘The Chariot of Thetis’ mural)
Y. Masutani, et al., Fantastic Voyage: Luxury and Sophistication on the Ocean Liners, exh. cat., Suntory Museum, Osaka, 1996, pp. 66 and 69 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie)
J. Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France’s Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, New York, 2007, pp. 76, 92-94 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie), 221 (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon with the ‘The Chariot of Thetis’ mural visible)
J. Goss, French Art Deco, New York, 2014, pp. 91-91 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie)
D. Finamore and G. Wood, eds., Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style, exh. cat., Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 2017, pp. 20, fig. 7 (for an illustration of the Grand Salon); 135 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie)
W. H. Miller, Jr., The Great Luxury Liners 1927-1954: A Photographic Record, New York, 1981, p. 53 (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon)
B. Foucart, et. al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, New York, 1985, pp. 56, 66-67 and 70 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie), 68-69 (for a drawing of the Grand Salon), 70-71 (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon), 73 (for a cartoon of the ‘The Chariot of Thetis’ mural)
Y. Masutani, et al., Fantastic Voyage: Luxury and Sophistication on the Ocean Liners, exh. cat., Suntory Museum, Osaka, 1996, pp. 66 and 69 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie)
J. Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France’s Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, New York, 2007, pp. 76, 92-94 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie), 221 (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon with the ‘The Chariot of Thetis’ mural visible)
J. Goss, French Art Deco, New York, 2014, pp. 91-91 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie)
D. Finamore and G. Wood, eds., Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style, exh. cat., Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 2017, pp. 20, fig. 7 (for an illustration of the Grand Salon); 135 (for a discussion of the Jean Dupas panels on the S.S. Normandie)