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As a conscript to the air force during World War I, Alexandre Noll discovered woodcarving in the Dardanelles. After returning home to France following the war, he began making simple wares for a Parisian department store where he attracted the attention of Paul Poiret, an established designer at the time, who commissioned him to design housewares and decorative objects.
Poiret presciently recognized the potential in Noll's self-taught and primitive techniques, which was a remarkable feat given that his developing style was unprecedented. Noll allowed his process to be directed by the wood he chose, once saying, “I don’t kill the wood, I obey it.” He would first roughly saw the timber down and then use chisels and gouges to refine the shape, paying close attention to imperfections, knots, and grain to maintain the unique nature of the material. He would then even and polish the surface to give the object a perfectly smooth finish. He claimed, “even felled, cut, the tree continues to live…” This was true due entirely to the artist’s veneration for his material, which never lost its original nature at his hands.
Alexandre Noll in his studio. The present work comes from the collection of Wolfgang Joop, the German fashion entrepreneur, who was an early collector and champion of Noll’s work. Like Poiret, Joop recognized the anachronistic and radical premise of Noll’s work. At a time remembered for its celebration of the industrial and minimal form, Noll honed a distinct craft carefully balanced between the functional and sculptural.
來源
德國波茨坦市 Wolfgang Joop 收藏
巴黎，佳士得，2010 年 11 月 26 日，拍品編號 111
現藏者購自上述拍賣過往展覽
"Alexandre Noll," Château de Charlottenburg, Berlin, June 30-August 27, 2000
文學
Olivier Jean-Elie and Pierre Passebon, Alexandre Noll, Paris, 1999, p. 56 for a similar example
國際私人收藏，由 Joseph Dirand 策劃
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《大盤》
約1950年作
沙比利木
1 7/8 x 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 英吋 (4.8 x 47 x 37.5 公分) 高
款識：ANoll（底部）
估價
$8,000 - 12,000
成交價$21,420
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設計
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