20TH CENTURY

细节

A SPECIMEN MARBLE LOW TABLE
20TH CENTURY
The rectangular white marble top incorporating a central rectangle or porphyry, surrounded by squares of other specimen marbles and minerals, on a steel base joined by stretchers
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; 22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) wide; 16¼ in. (41.5 cm.) deep

来源

M. Henry Clarke (+); Christie's, Monaco, 20 June 1998, lot 42.

注意事项

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品专文

American-born francophile Henry Clarke (1918-1996) was a celebrated photographer. He was the quintessential American in Paris, his Irish heritage only adding to his already considerable charm. His talent and discerning eye were rapidly recognized and in 1950 he was hired by Vogue where he remained for close to thirty years. Clarke's unforgettable portraits include those of Katherine Helburn, Sophia Loren, Coco Chanel and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Clarke was also a keen collector, his friendship with the antiquaire Raymond Poteau being instrumental in the collection of important works of art in Clarke's Parisian apartment and Roquebrune villa. A philanthropist, Clarke bequeathed his photographic patrimoine to the Musée de la Mode et du Costume in Paris, and the rest of his possessions to the Institut Pasteur.