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EDGAR BRANDT, CIRCA 1924
Details
'L'OASIS', A MONUMENTAL IRON AND BRASS FIVE-PANEL DECORATIVE SCREEN
Edgar Brandt, circa 1924
each panel 71½in. (181.6cm.) high, 25in. (63.5cm.) wide
central panel stamped E. BRANDT FRANCE l/r
Edgar Brandt, circa 1924
each panel 71½in. (181.6cm.) high, 25in. (63.5cm.) wide
central panel stamped E. BRANDT FRANCE l/r
Provenance
A South American Collector
Literature
Galeries Edgar Brandt. Paris, reference number 2214. N.d.
Edgar Brandt and the Revival of Wrought Iron Work. N.p., n.d., pp. 10-11.
Guillaume Janneau, "Le Salon d'Automne: L'Art Urbain et l'Art Décoratif," Art et Décoration (1924), p. 189.
Gaston Varenne, "Le Salon d'Automne: L'Art Décoratif et l'Art Urbain," L'Amour de l'Art (1924), p. 376.
Henri Clouzot, "Les Arts Appliqués au Salon d'Automne," La Renaissance de l'Art Franais et des Industries de Luxe (January 1925), p. 5.
"L'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs," L'Illustration (31 October 1925), n.p.
"Some Notes on the Paris Exhibition," Artwork 2 (October-December 1925), p. 56.
Clouzot, La Ferronnerie Moderne à l'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs, reprinted in 1997, plate 4.
Maurice Dufrêne, Ensembles Mobiliers: Exposition Internationale 1925, reprinted as Authentic Art Deco Interiors from the 1925 Paris Exhibition, 1989, pp. 27 and 153.
Janneau, Le Fer à l'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs Modernes, 1925, plate 13.
Antony Goissaud, "Un Ferronnier Moderne: Edgar Brandt," La Construction Moderne (9 May 1926). p. 373.
Ferrobrandt, Inc., 1926, p. 35.
Henri Martinie, La Ferronnerie, c. 1926, plate 41.
H. Llewellyn Smith, Reports on the Present Position and Tendencies of the Industrial Arts as Indicated at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Paris, 1925, 1927, p. 126D.
Martin Battersby, The Decorative Twenties, 1969, p. 37.
Theodore Menten, The Art Deco Style in Household Objects, Architecture, Sculpture, Graphics, Jewelry, 1973, p. 57.
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, 1975, p. 72.
Philippe Garner, "The Birth of Art Deco: Paris Exhibition of 1925," Country Life (December 25, 1975), p. 1793.
Janet Woodbury Adams, Decorative Folding Screens: 400 Years in the Western World, 1982, p. 154.
Brunhammer, The Art Deco Style, 1984, p. 62.
Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Furniture: The French Designers, 1984, picture 21.
Duncan, "Oasis Found," The Connoisseur 217 (August 1987).
Duncan, Art Deco, 1988, pp. 56 and 59.
Anne Bony, Les Années 20, Vol. 2, 1989, p. 806.
Jean Clair, ed, The 1920s: Age of the Metropolis, 1991, p. 182.
Châtelaine (June 1991).
La Presse (25 July 1991).
Joan Kahr, Edgar Brandt: Master of Art Deco Ironwork, 1999, p. 160.
For further mention of Oasis, please see the following:
Paul Eisenbrey, "Brandt, Master Ironworker," International Studio (December 1924), p. 257.
Louis Hautecoeur, "Le Salon d'Automne," Gazette des Beaux-Arts (1924), p. 351.
Encyclopédie des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes au XXème Siècle, Vol. 5, Furniture, Hardware and Accessories, reprinted in 1977, p. 35.
Katharine Morrison McClinton, Art Deco: A Guide for Collectors, 1972, p. 50.
McClinton, "Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironworker, 1880-1960," The Connoisseur (September 1979), pp. 12-14.
Victor Arwas, Art Deco, 1980, p. 87.
Pierre Kjellberg, Art Deco, 1981, p. 38.
Derek Ostergard, Art Deco Masterpieces, 1991, p. 76.
Michael Kimmelman, "Art View," The New York Times, 25 August 1991.
Kahr, "Edgar Brandt: Master of Art Deco Ironwork," Metalsmith (Summer 1999), p. 41.
Edgar Brandt and the Revival of Wrought Iron Work. N.p., n.d., pp. 10-11.
Guillaume Janneau, "Le Salon d'Automne: L'Art Urbain et l'Art Décoratif," Art et Décoration (1924), p. 189.
Gaston Varenne, "Le Salon d'Automne: L'Art Décoratif et l'Art Urbain," L'Amour de l'Art (1924), p. 376.
Henri Clouzot, "Les Arts Appliqués au Salon d'Automne," La Renaissance de l'Art Franais et des Industries de Luxe (January 1925), p. 5.
"L'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs," L'Illustration (31 October 1925), n.p.
"Some Notes on the Paris Exhibition," Artwork 2 (October-December 1925), p. 56.
Clouzot, La Ferronnerie Moderne à l'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs, reprinted in 1997, plate 4.
Maurice Dufrêne, Ensembles Mobiliers: Exposition Internationale 1925, reprinted as Authentic Art Deco Interiors from the 1925 Paris Exhibition, 1989, pp. 27 and 153.
Janneau, Le Fer à l'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs Modernes, 1925, plate 13.
Antony Goissaud, "Un Ferronnier Moderne: Edgar Brandt," La Construction Moderne (9 May 1926). p. 373.
Ferrobrandt, Inc., 1926, p. 35.
Henri Martinie, La Ferronnerie, c. 1926, plate 41.
H. Llewellyn Smith, Reports on the Present Position and Tendencies of the Industrial Arts as Indicated at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Paris, 1925, 1927, p. 126D.
Martin Battersby, The Decorative Twenties, 1969, p. 37.
Theodore Menten, The Art Deco Style in Household Objects, Architecture, Sculpture, Graphics, Jewelry, 1973, p. 57.
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, 1975, p. 72.
Philippe Garner, "The Birth of Art Deco: Paris Exhibition of 1925," Country Life (December 25, 1975), p. 1793.
Janet Woodbury Adams, Decorative Folding Screens: 400 Years in the Western World, 1982, p. 154.
Brunhammer, The Art Deco Style, 1984, p. 62.
Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Furniture: The French Designers, 1984, picture 21.
Duncan, "Oasis Found," The Connoisseur 217 (August 1987).
Duncan, Art Deco, 1988, pp. 56 and 59.
Anne Bony, Les Années 20, Vol. 2, 1989, p. 806.
Jean Clair, ed, The 1920s: Age of the Metropolis, 1991, p. 182.
Châtelaine (June 1991).
La Presse (25 July 1991).
Joan Kahr, Edgar Brandt: Master of Art Deco Ironwork, 1999, p. 160.
For further mention of Oasis, please see the following:
Paul Eisenbrey, "Brandt, Master Ironworker," International Studio (December 1924), p. 257.
Louis Hautecoeur, "Le Salon d'Automne," Gazette des Beaux-Arts (1924), p. 351.
Encyclopédie des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes au XXème Siècle, Vol. 5, Furniture, Hardware and Accessories, reprinted in 1977, p. 35.
Katharine Morrison McClinton, Art Deco: A Guide for Collectors, 1972, p. 50.
McClinton, "Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironworker, 1880-1960," The Connoisseur (September 1979), pp. 12-14.
Victor Arwas, Art Deco, 1980, p. 87.
Pierre Kjellberg, Art Deco, 1981, p. 38.
Derek Ostergard, Art Deco Masterpieces, 1991, p. 76.
Michael Kimmelman, "Art View," The New York Times, 25 August 1991.
Kahr, "Edgar Brandt: Master of Art Deco Ironwork," Metalsmith (Summer 1999), p. 41.
Exhibited
Paris, France, Salon d'Automne, 1924.
Paris, France, Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, 1925.
Montreal, Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The 1920s: Age of the Metropolis, June 20-November 10, 1991.
Paris, France, Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, 1925.
Montreal, Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The 1920s: Age of the Metropolis, June 20-November 10, 1991.