JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984) AND CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)

A LACQUERED ALUMINUM, SHEET STEEL, PLYWOOD AND EXOTIC WOOD 'BRAZZA' HANGING CUPBOARD, 1952

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JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984) AND CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
A Lacquered Aluminum, Sheet Steel, Plywood and Exotic Wood 'Brazza' Hanging Cupboard, 1952
manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, wooden door handles and runners supplied by André Chetaille, shelves of local manufacture; doors painted in 'Brazza green'
31½ in. (79.5 cm.) high, 77 in. (195.5 cm.) wide, 12 in. (30.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Unité d'Habitation Air France, Brazzaville.

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie 54, Furnishings for the Air France Unité d'Habitation in Brazzaville by Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, February - April 2003.

Lot Essay

cf. J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand - Un art d'habiter, Paris, 2005, pp. 324-333 for information on the Unité d'Habitation Air France.

M. McLeod, Charlotte Perriand - An Art of Living, New York, 2003, p. 223.

The 'Brazza' hanging cupboards were designed specifically for the kitchen and adjoining laundry room, and were available in three sizes.

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