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Jean Dunand and the Conquest of the Horse

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 21 April 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

If there is one outstanding theme in Jean Dunand's work, it is the conquest of the horse. This panel reveals his talents as engraver, sculptor and lacquer-worker.

Jean Dunand (1877-1942), La Conquête du cheval (The Conquest of the Horse), plaster... Jean Dunand and the Conquest of the Horse

Jean Dunand (1877-1942), La Conquête du cheval (The Conquest of the Horse), plaster panel with lacquer, gold leaf and gold powder decoration, 80 x 150 cm/31.5 x 59 in.
Estimate: €40,000/60,000

Kept in a Paris collection, this artwork once belonged to Madame Agnès. A milliner famous between the 1920s and 1940s and a friend of Cécile Sorel and Mistinguett, Agnès Rittener was one of the first to ask Dunand…
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Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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