Lot Essay
Examples of this design were exhibited Exposition des Arts Menagers, Paris, 1951, as part of the furnishings of the Coque interior.
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KANGOUROU LOUNGE CHAIR, CIRCA 1950
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JEAN PROUVÉ FOR LES ATELIERS JEAN PROUVÉ
KANGOUROU LOUNGE CHAIR, CIRCA 1950
oak and plywood, with enamelled steel and aluminium
32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 28¼ in. (71.5 cm.) wide; 35½ in. (90 cm.) deep
KANGOUROU LOUNGE CHAIR, CIRCA 1950
oak and plywood, with enamelled steel and aluminium
32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 28¼ in. (71.5 cm.) wide; 35½ in. (90 cm.) deep
Literature
Galerie Jousse Seguin, Jean Prouvé, exhib. cat., Paris, 1988, p.57 (example illustrated)
Peter Sultzer, Jean Prouvé, Oevres Complète, Volume III: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, p.161, ref. 1135.8,3 (example illustrated)
Peter Sultzer, Jean Prouvé, Oevres Complète, Volume III: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, p.161, ref. 1135.8,3 (example illustrated)
Special notice
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