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An Enquiring Eye: Property from a Distinguished Private Collector
PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
Pair of Armchairs, Model No. MF208-217, designed circa 1923
Details
PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
Pair of Armchairs, Model No. MF208-217, designed circa 1923
walnut, leather upholstery
32 x 29 x 26 in. (81.3 x 73.5 x 66 cm) (each)
Pair of Armchairs, Model No. MF208-217, designed circa 1923
walnut, leather upholstery
32 x 29 x 26 in. (81.3 x 73.5 x 66 cm) (each)
Provenance
Jean-Claude Brugnot, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1982
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1982
Literature
G. Janneau, "L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Modernes," Beaux-Arts, Paris, no. 12, 15 June 1925, p. 191
Les Arts de la Maison, Paris, Spring-Summer 1926, pl. XXVI, XXVII
R. Herbst, Pierre Chareau: un inventeur. l'architecte, Paris, 1954, pp. 20, 25, 55
Y. Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 87, no. 2
A. Duncan, Art Deco Furniture, London, 1984, p. 19, no. 4
M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 50, 75-77, 84-85
A. Bony, Les années 20, Paris, 1989, p. 916
M. Battersby, The Decorative Twenties, New York, 1988, p. 76
Pierre Chareau, exh. cat., L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 1991, p. 49
B. Brice Taylor, Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect, Cologne, 1992, pp. 131, 134
Pierre Chareau: architecte, un art intérieur, exh. cat, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1993, pp. 91, 101
Archives Louis Moret, exh, cat., Martigny, 1994, pp. 40, 67
É. Possémé, Le Mobilier Français 1910-1930 les années 25, Paris, 1999, p. 149
M. Vellay, La Maison de Verre: Pierre Chareau’s Modernist Masterwork, New York, 2007, pp. 65, 114-115, 123, 125
Y. Futagawa, Pierre Chareau: Maison de Verre (Maison Dalsace) Paris, France, 1928-32, Tokyo, 2012, p. 40
E. da Costa Meyer, Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, New York, 2016, pp. 24, 44, 101, 178, 188
D. Doria, Pierre Chareau : Un architecte moderne de Paris à New York, Paris, 2016, pp. A IV, no. 32, A II, no. 10
M. Bédarida and F. Lamond, Pierre Chareau, Volume 1: Biographie, Expositions, Mobilier, Paris, 2023, pp. 132-133, 253, 294, no. 49
M. Bédarida, Pierre Chareau, Volume 2: Architecture Intérieure, Architecture, Paris, 2023, pp. 64-65, 76, 79, 96, 263, 276, 298-300, 303, 317
Les Arts de la Maison, Paris, Spring-Summer 1926, pl. XXVI, XXVII
R. Herbst, Pierre Chareau: un inventeur. l'architecte, Paris, 1954, pp. 20, 25, 55
Y. Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 87, no. 2
A. Duncan, Art Deco Furniture, London, 1984, p. 19, no. 4
M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 50, 75-77, 84-85
A. Bony, Les années 20, Paris, 1989, p. 916
M. Battersby, The Decorative Twenties, New York, 1988, p. 76
Pierre Chareau, exh. cat., L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 1991, p. 49
B. Brice Taylor, Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect, Cologne, 1992, pp. 131, 134
Pierre Chareau: architecte, un art intérieur, exh. cat, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1993, pp. 91, 101
Archives Louis Moret, exh, cat., Martigny, 1994, pp. 40, 67
É. Possémé, Le Mobilier Français 1910-1930 les années 25, Paris, 1999, p. 149
M. Vellay, La Maison de Verre: Pierre Chareau’s Modernist Masterwork, New York, 2007, pp. 65, 114-115, 123, 125
Y. Futagawa, Pierre Chareau: Maison de Verre (Maison Dalsace) Paris, France, 1928-32, Tokyo, 2012, p. 40
E. da Costa Meyer, Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, New York, 2016, pp. 24, 44, 101, 178, 188
D. Doria, Pierre Chareau : Un architecte moderne de Paris à New York, Paris, 2016, pp. A IV, no. 32, A II, no. 10
M. Bédarida and F. Lamond, Pierre Chareau, Volume 1: Biographie, Expositions, Mobilier, Paris, 2023, pp. 132-133, 253, 294, no. 49
M. Bédarida, Pierre Chareau, Volume 2: Architecture Intérieure, Architecture, Paris, 2023, pp. 64-65, 76, 79, 96, 263, 276, 298-300, 303, 317
Further Details
This model was exhibited in the Bureau-Bibliothèque of the Pavillon de l'Ambassade Française at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925.
This model can be found in the permanent collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (inv. no. 85.96).
A period image of the model in the Bureau-Bibliothèque of the Pavillon de l'Ambassade Française at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925 can be found in the Fonds Chareau, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris (inv. no. 29916.9.1.1).
This model can be found in the permanent collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (inv. no. 85.96).
A period image of the model in the Bureau-Bibliothèque of the Pavillon de l'Ambassade Française at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925 can be found in the Fonds Chareau, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris (inv. no. 29916.9.1.1).
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