Lot Essay
This lot is accompanied by a certificate from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
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'Rodo' Chair or 'Director's Chair', circa 1931
Details
PAUL RODOCANACHI (1891-1958) FOR JEAN-MICHEL FRANK (1895-1941)
'Rodo' Chair or 'Director's Chair', circa 1931
executed by Chanaux & Co., Paris
cerused oak, leather upholstery
31 7⁄8 x 22 3⁄4 x 18 3⁄4 in. (81 x 58,1 x 47,7 cm)
impressed 2 CHANAUX & Co. 12032 J.M. FRANK
'Rodo' Chair or 'Director's Chair', circa 1931
executed by Chanaux & Co., Paris
cerused oak, leather upholstery
31 7⁄8 x 22 3⁄4 x 18 3⁄4 in. (81 x 58,1 x 47,7 cm)
impressed 2 CHANAUX & Co. 12032 J.M. FRANK
Provenance
L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Private Collection, USA
Christie's, New York, 10 June 2015, lot 83
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, USA
Christie's, New York, 10 June 2015, lot 83
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Lannes, 'L'exégèse poétique de Jean-Michel Frank', Art et Décoration, January 1939, p. 6 (the model in Jorge Born's residence, Buenos Aires)
J. Lassaigne, 'L'Oeuvre de Jean-Michel Frank', Art et Industrie, November 1945, p. 19 (the model in Jorge Born's residence, Buenos Aires)
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank. Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 17, 153, 163 and 189
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 21, 158-159, 168-169 and 222
F. Baudot, J.M. Frank. Universe of style, Paris, 1999, pp. 32, 64-65, 77 and 79
Jean-Michel Frank, Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2009, pp. 65 and 131
J. Lassaigne, 'L'Oeuvre de Jean-Michel Frank', Art et Industrie, November 1945, p. 19 (the model in Jorge Born's residence, Buenos Aires)
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank. Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 17, 153, 163 and 189
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 21, 158-159, 168-169 and 222
F. Baudot, J.M. Frank. Universe of style, Paris, 1999, pp. 32, 64-65, 77 and 79
Jean-Michel Frank, Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2009, pp. 65 and 131
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