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JEAN PROUVE (1901-1984)
A Lacquered Steel and Oak Swivelling 'Jib' Wall Light, 1950s
39 3/8 in. (100 cm.) long
Provenance
Unité d'Habitation Air France, Dakar.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie 54, Jean Prouvé - Mobilier Afrique, September - November 2002.

Lot Essay

cf. P. Sulzer, ed., Jean Prouvé Complete Works Vol. 3: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, pp. 168-169.

The Unité d'Habitation Air France building in Dakar was fitted with varying sizes of the 'Jib' light. The small apartments were equipped with the models measuring 100 cm., the big apartments with the 100 and 150 centimeter models.

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