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Charlotte Perriand
Rare "Calfskin" armchair
- Estimate
- $50,000 - 70,000
$81,250
Lot Details
Oak, hide
circa 1950
33 3/4 x 25 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (85.7 x 65.7 x 75.9 cm)
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Catalogue Essay
Charlotte Perriand originally designed the "Calfskin" armchair for Le Doron Hotel in Méribel in 1947. Beginning in 1956 it was issued by Galerie Steph Simon, Paris (Barsac, vol. 3, pp. 88, 105). Given the provenance, the present armchair likely dates prior to the Steph Simon edition. Perriand also designed a similar but smaller armchair, with a rush seat and back, for Le Doron, which was included in the "Équipement de la Maison" series (model no. 21).
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Charlotte Perriand
French | B. 1903 D. 1999Trailblazer Charlotte Perriand burst onto the French design scene in her early 20s, seemingly undeterred by obstacles in an era when even the progressive Bauhaus school of design barred women from architecture and furniture design courses. She studied under Maurice Dufrêne at the École de l'Union Centrale des art Décoratifs, entering into a competition at the 1925 Expo des Arts Décoratifs by age 22 and gaining critical acclaim for her exhibition at the Salon d'Automne in 1927.
On the heels of this success, that same year she joined the Paris design studio of Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. For ten years the three collaborated on "equipment for living," such as the iconic tubular steel B306 Chaise Longue (1928). After World War II, Perriand joined forces with Jean Prouvé to create modernist furniture that combined the precise lines of Prouvé's bent steel with the soft, round edges and warmth of natural wood.
Browse ArtistOn the heels of this success, that same year she joined the Paris design studio of Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. For ten years the three collaborated on "equipment for living," such as the iconic tubular steel B306 Chaise Longue (1928). After World War II, Perriand joined forces with Jean Prouvé to create modernist furniture that combined the precise lines of Prouvé's bent steel with the soft, round edges and warmth of natural wood.