Charlotte Perriand

Acquired from Galerie Jousse-Seguin, Paris, by the present owner, circa 1990s

Mary McLeod, ed., Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003, p. 231
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un Art d'Habiter, 1903-1959, Paris, 2005, pp. 371-379 (for drawings, discussions and color simulations of the model)
Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé: Oeuvre Complète/Complete Works, Volume 3: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, cat. no. 1240.2
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouvé, Paris, 2007, vol. 2, pp. 462 and 494-495
Jean Prouvé: The Poetics of the Technical Object, Milan, 2007, p. 326

Overall very good original condition. As with the majority of models on the market, the wooden legs are later, as the original design included concrete legs for the piece that were part of the interior of the Maison du Mexique. The wooden elements of the bookcase with expected scratches, nicks, dings areas of discoloration and surface dirt. The metal components with some evidence of possible repainting, especially to the black painted dividers. The white/tan dividers with some evidence of discoloration from age. The doors with discoloration, slight warping, rubbing and surface dirt as seen in the catalogue illustration. Most of the sliding elements move with ease.
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