Gazette Drouot logo print

A Breath of Modernity with Prouvé and Leleu

Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 13 December 2019 - 11:00 (CET) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Two great 1930s renovators were commissioned to furnish a sanatorium in Savoy. The furniture they designed for a room combines joyous functionalism with the use of metal and colour.

Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) and Jules Leleu (1883-1961), complete room in welded and... A Breath of Modernity with Prouvé and Leleu

Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) and Jules Leleu (1883-1961), complete room in welded and red lacquered bent sheet metal: pair of armchairs (86 x 61 x 80 cm), wall-hanging desk with a laminated Formica top (38 x 171 x 70 cm), chair (82 x 42 x 49 cm), convertible sofa with bedside table (92 x 202 x 133 cm), bedside table in curved tubular steel (60 x 49 x 38 cm).
Estimate of the ensemble: €18,000 to 20,000
© Adagp, Paris, 2019

The designer chose an innovative material to make this pair of reclining backrest chairs: folded sheet metal, welded and lacquered in bright red. These modernist pieces are part of a complete room designed by Jules Leleu and Jean Prouvé. Accustomed to public commissions…
This article is for subscribers only
You still have 85% left to read.
To discover more, Subscribe
Gazette Drouot logo
Already a subscriber?
Log in
Friday 13 December 2019 - 11:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Christophe Joron Derem
Read articles about the sale