Jean Prouvé

Aluminum by Design, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, October 28, 2000-February 11, 2001
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, March 20-July 15, 2001
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, August 23-November 4, 2001
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University, Miami Beach, December 15, 2001-April 7, 2002
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, June 1-August 11, 2002
Design Museum, London, October 7, 2002-January 3, 2003
L'Âge de L'Aluminium, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris, June 10-November 2, 2003

Sarah Nichols, Aluminum by Design, New York, 2000, p. 244
Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé:  Oeuvre Complète/Complete Works, Volume 3:  1944-1954, Basel, 2005, fig. 1169, 1-5
Jean Prouvé:  The Poetics of the Technical Object, Milan, 2007, pp. 66-67
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouvé, vol. 2, Paris, 2007, pp. 526-527

Overall, the panel is in very good condition with normal wear given its age. With scratches, scuffs, losses to paint, and wear throughout as seen in the catalogue illustration. There are also scattered dings to the metal (mostly to the edges). The rippled aluminum panel slides on a track and can be removed. The mechanisms that are covered by this panel with some minor oxidation and corrosion. The painted side with one large vertical loss to paint, which can be seen in the catalogue illustration. The glass panel with scratches. There is possibly a later added painted steel element to the top of the panel.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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