Lot Essay
cf. Bruno Foucart et al., Normandie, Queen of the Seas, 1985, p. 72 for an illustration of the cartoon for the glass wall relief of The Rape of Europa
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JEAN DUPAS, THE GLASS EXECUTED BY JACQUES CHARLES CHAMPIGNEULLE FOR THE GRAND LOUNGE OF THE OCEAN LINER 'NORMANDIE', CIRCA 1934
Details
FOUR 'VERE EGLOMISE' PANELS FROM 'THE RAPE OF EUROPA' MURAL
Jean Dupas, The Glass Executed by Jacques Charles Champigneulle for the Grand Lounge of the Ocean Liner 'Normandie', Circa 1934
Depicting a winged cherub, sea nymphs, birds and rearing horses before a tall ship on the high seas, in gold, silver, pink and black
Each panel 49 x 31in. (124.5 x 79.4cm.), individually framed (4)
Jean Dupas, The Glass Executed by Jacques Charles Champigneulle for the Grand Lounge of the Ocean Liner 'Normandie', Circa 1934
Depicting a winged cherub, sea nymphs, birds and rearing horses before a tall ship on the high seas, in gold, silver, pink and black
Each panel 49 x 31in. (124.5 x 79.4cm.), individually framed (4)
Literature
Bruno Foucart et al., Normandie, Queen of the Seas, 1985, p. 70 for a period photograph featuring these panels in situ.