A zinc, wood and tubular metal chair

DESIGNED BY JEAN PROUVE IN 1942, MANUFACTURED BY LES ATELIERS JEAN PROUVE, 1940S

Details

A zinc, wood and tubular metal chair
Designed by Jean Prouve in 1942, manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouve, 1940s
Green painted tubular metal frame, wooden arms, ribbed zinc back and seat
36½in. (93cm.) high

Provenance

Private European collection.

Lot Essay

Chairs to this design were used in Le Corbusier's 'Cité Radieuse' in Marseilles.
See: Domus, 1953, No. 283, p. 25.
Jean Prouvé, exh. cat. p. 56.
Jean Prouvé: Meubles 1924 - 1953, exh. cat. pp.26/27, 40.
Jean Prouvé 'Constructeur'., exh. cat. p. 116.

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