Lot 571
  • 571

JEAN PROUVÉ | Wardrobe Variant

Estimate
350,000 - 520,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean Prouvé
  • Wardrobe Variant  
  • Executed circa 1945-47
  • bent sheet steel and wood
  • 160 (H) by 160 by 54.5 cm. 63 (H) by 63 by 21 1/2 in.

Provenance

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris 

Literature

Jean Prouvé, Oeuvre Complète/ Complete Works Volume 3: 1944-1954, Peter Sulzer Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, Basel, 2005, p. 56, 174-175
Jean Prouvé
, edition Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2017, Vol. 1, p. 400, 415

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are several spots of mild abrasions and scratches throughout the work and minor oxidisation to the metal (mostly to the feet), all consistent to the age of the medium.
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