Jean PROUVÉ (1901–1984) - Lot 118

Jean PROUVÉ (1901–1984) All-wood chair, circa 1941, with a seat and backrest made of molded oak plywood resting on two contoured rear legs and two oak front legs joined at the top by a crossbar 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