JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942) "La Conquête du cheval"... Lot 26

JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942) "La Conquête du cheval" (The Conquest of the Horse) Gilded and lacquered stucco panel in several tones decorated with two riders capturing five wild horses in light relief. Inscribed on the back "Panneau de Jean Dunand" (Jean Dunand's panel) Cracks and reinforcement on the back 61 x 56.5 cm (21.5 x 22.5 inches) History: Model created to form one of the large wall panels in the First Class Smoking Room of the liner Normandie in 1932. There are many smaller versions of this model which were made by casting from a stamped metal impression. Bibliography: For variants of the same subject: -Y. Rambosson, Le paquebot Normandie. Héraut de France, Mobilier et Décoration, January 1935, p. 267. -B. Foucart, C. Offrey, F. Robichon and C. Villers, Normandie. Queen of the seas, Vendôme press, New York, 1985, p. 78. -F. & A. Marcilhac, Jean Dunand, Norma, Paris, 2020, pp. 275-276