JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942)

'JAVELIN THROWERS', A PANEL, CIRCA 1935

Details

JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942)
'JAVELIN THROWERS', A PANEL, CIRCA 1935
gilt and lacquered molded composite
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high, 59 in. (150 cm.) wide, 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) deep
incised Jean Dunand

Provenance

Galerie Félix Marcilhac, Paris.

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Lot Essay

Sold with a letter of authenticity from Bernard Dunand, signed and dated Paris, 28 September 1983.

Javelin Throwers is a variant of the large panel Sports, executed by Dunand for the smoking room of Normandie.

cf. F. Marcilhac, Jean Dunand: His Life and Works, New York, 1991, p. 158, ill. 152, and pp. 143-148 for an in depth discussion of Dunand's work on Normandie.

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