Jean PROUVÉ (1901–1984) - Lot 116

Jean PROUVÉ (1901–1984) Pair of “Tout bois” chairs, circa 1941, with seat and backrest in molded oak plywood set on two contoured rear legs and two oak front legs joined by a crossbar at the top with visible tenons and side rails whose tenons pass through the rear base. (Signs of wear, scratches, stains, discoloration) H.: 81 cm. - W.: 40.5 cm. - D.: 47 cm. Établissements Vauconsant Bibliography: - Trevor Cheney, Galerie Half, Flammarion, 2023, similar model reproduced on p. 295. - Exhibition catalog, Jean Prouvé Constructeur 1901-1984, Published by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, 2001, similar model reproduced on p. 75. - Tamotsu Yagi, Jean Prouvé: Designer and Builder, Pen Publishing, 2012, similar model reproduced on p. 17. - Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé: Complete Works, Volume 2, 1934–1944, Birkhäuser, 2008, similar model reproduced on p. 294. - C. Coley, R. Guidot, F.C. Prodhon, Jean Prouvé, Volume II, Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2007, similar model reproduced on p. 251. - Exhibition catalog, Jean Prouvé, Galerie Jousse Seguin Enrico Navarra, 1998, similar model reproduced on p. 46. - The Laurence and Patrick Seguin Collection: A Passion for Jean Prouvé, Pinoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, 2013, similar model reproduced on p. 53. Expert: Romain Coulet Expert: COULET Appraisal Firm