JEAN PROUVÉ (1901–1984) - Lot 194

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JEAN PROUVÉ (1901–1984) - Lot 194
JEAN PROUVÉ (1901–1984) “All-Wood Chair—Type II,” a model designed in [1942], awarded a prize at the 1947 Meubles de France Competition, exhibited at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, Paris, 1948 Chair. The frame (front legs, tenoned crossbar, side rails, rear legs extending into the backrest posts) is made of oak. The seat and backrest are made of thermoformed plywood. Produced by the Ateliers Jean Prouvé; manufactured by Établissements Vauconsant in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (near Nancy). Height: 80.5 cm - Length: 40 cm - Depth: 46.5 cm Shows signs of use: a chip missing from the right backrest upright; peeling and missing veneer on the front and all around the seat; damage and a missing section on the front right side of the seat. Public collections: Mobilier National—A set of 6 “All-Wood” Type II chairs is held by this institution under the artificial identification number EHM 13. Related Works: Series of “Tout bois – Type II” chairs were installed in the staff lounge of the Berger Lerault Printing House in Nancy around 1942 and at the Nuclear Studies Center of the French Atomic Energy Commission in Saclay. Bibliography: - *Le Décor d’aujourd’hui*—No. 43, 1948. “All-Wood” Type II chairs are visible in a photograph reproduced on page 32 as part of an article on the 1948 Salon des Arts Ménagers. - Various Authors - Jean Prouvé - Taschen, Cologne, 1991. An identical model is shown on page 76, with details on page 77. - Peter Sulzer - Jean Prouvé: The Complete Works, Vol. 2, 1934–1944 - Birkhäuser, Basel, 2000. An identical chair is reproduced on page 295 and described under reference 915.4 on page 294. Expert: Emmanuel Eyraud
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