JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984)

A LACQUERED STEEL AND OAK DAYBED, 1935-36

Details

JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984)
A Lacquered Steel and Oak Daybed, 1935-36
the headboard fitted with two drawers with aluminum handles
25 5/8 in. (65 cm.) high, 92½ in. (235 cm.) long, 36 in. (91.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Mr. Stolz, colleague of Jean Prouvé, Nancy.

Lot Essay

cf. P. Sulzer, ed., Jean Prouvé Complete Works Vol. 2: 1934-1944, Basel, 2000, p. 110, no. 534.
Exhibition catalogue, Jean Prouvé: Meubles 1924-1953, Bordeaux, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1989, p. 38.
Exhibition catalogue, Jean Prouvé Mobilier 1924-1953, Galerie Down-Town, Galerie Touchaleaume, Paris, 1987, p. 36.
Prouvé originally designed the model for this bed for the Lycée Fabert in Metz. The present bed was ordered by Mr. Stolz as a private commission.

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