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Bookcase from the Maison du Mexique | Wright
Precio aproximado: 30.000-40.000 US$
Precios de ajuste : 38.000 US$
Subasta:
Modern Design
Fecha de venta: 2004-10-03
Lugar de subasta:
Chicago
Número de lote: 105
Diseño
Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve, Sonia DelaunayDiseñado el año 1952
Fabricantes Ateliers Jean Prouve
Architonic contraseña
4105268
White pine, enameled aluminum, mahogany
72"w x 12.5"d x 63.5"h
This shelving unit was originally designed for la Maison du Mexique, a dormitory at Cite Universitaire, Paris. There were six groups chosen to design various parts of the campus; Perriand was assigned the cafeteria, the meeting rooms, and forty students' rooms. She collaborated with Sonia Delaunay who was in charge of the coloration. The furniture was fabricated at the Ateliers Jean Prouve, the only workshop with which Perriand would work.
Literature:
Jean Prouve, Seguin and Navarra, illustrated pg. 153
Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, McLeod, illustrated ppg. 230-231
Charlotte Perriand: A Life of Creation, Perriand, see ppg. 240-243 for discussion of the Cite Universitaire project
Provenance:
Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago
72"w x 12.5"d x 63.5"h
This shelving unit was originally designed for la Maison du Mexique, a dormitory at Cite Universitaire, Paris. There were six groups chosen to design various parts of the campus; Perriand was assigned the cafeteria, the meeting rooms, and forty students' rooms. She collaborated with Sonia Delaunay who was in charge of the coloration. The furniture was fabricated at the Ateliers Jean Prouve, the only workshop with which Perriand would work.
Literature:
Jean Prouve, Seguin and Navarra, illustrated pg. 153
Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, McLeod, illustrated ppg. 230-231
Charlotte Perriand: A Life of Creation, Perriand, see ppg. 240-243 for discussion of the Cite Universitaire project
Provenance:
Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago
