Property of an Important Midwestern Collection
Jean Dunand
"Marabou Stork" Panel
Auction Closed
May 25, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of an Important Midwestern Collection
Jean Dunand
"Marabou Stork" Panel
circa 1934
based on the design for the "La Chasse" panel installation from the smoking room of the Normandie ocean liner
lacquered metal, fine cast concrete
49 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (124.4 x 67.3 x 3 cm)
Galerie du Luxembourg, Paris
Private Collection, United States
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, United States
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Bruno Foucart et al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, New York, 1985, p. 79 (for the original panel installation reinstalled on the Liberté ocean liner)
Félix Marcilhac, Jean Dunand his Life and Works, London, 1991, pp. 154 and 319, cat. no. 1113 (for a variant of the present example)
Louis-René Vian, Arts Décoratifs à Bord des Paquebots Français, 1880/1960, Paris, 1992, p. 202 (for the model from the Normandie's smoking room)
Félix Marcilhac, Jean Dunand his Life and Works, London, 1991, pp. 154 and 319, cat. no. 1113 (for a variant of the present example)
Louis-René Vian, Arts Décoratifs à Bord des Paquebots Français, 1880/1960, Paris, 1992, p. 202 (for the model from the Normandie's smoking room)