JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984) AND CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)

A PADOUK AND PAINTED STEEL ROOM DIVIDER, CIRCA 1952

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JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984) AND CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
A Padouk and Painted Steel Room Divider, circa 1952
steel parts manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, shelves and partition supplied by André Chetaille
94½ in. (240 cm.) high, 81 3/8 in. (206.5 cm.) wide, 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

One of the studios apartments, Unité d'Habitation Air France, Brazzaville.

Lot Essay

cf. J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand - Un art d'habiter, Paris, 2005, p. 333 for an example of this model.

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