Gray, Eileen - Jean Badovici

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

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Description

E-1027. Maison en bord de mer. Paris, Éditions Albert Morancé, [1929]
plate

4to (10 3/4 x 9 in.; 271 x 228 mm.), 34 plates including 4 pochoirs. Publisher's folder.
Inscribed on the half-title by Jean Badovici, in French: "à monsieur Paul Dugué avec ma profonde inspiration [To mr. Paul Dugué with my deepest admiration]".

Catalogue Note

First edition of the legendary publication by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici, off-print of the 1929 review L'Architecture Vivante, dedicated entirely to the iconic conceptual E-1027 house, Gray's first architectural creation, built on the hill of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin between 1926 and 1929.

E-1027 was designed and built from 1926-29 by Eileen Gray and is considered to be Gray's first major work, making indistinct the border between architecture and decoration.
Rare inscribed copy to Paul Dugué.