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Jean-Michel Frank
Rare Daybed
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- $200,000 - 300,000
Lot Details
Bleached shagreen-covered wood, oak-veneered wood, silk satin.
circa 1930
29 1/8 x 71 x 27 3/4 in. (74 x 180.3 x 70.5 cm)
Underside impressed J.M. FRANK and 16013. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
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The present lot was exhibited at the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, from October 2, 2009 to January 3, 2010 in “Jean-Michel Frank: un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30”, curated by Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier and designed by Jacques Grange. The exhibition comprised furniture and objects created by Frank as well as Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dalí, and Christian Bérard.
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Jean-Michel Frank
French | B. 1895 D. 1941Working in Paris, New York and Argentina, Jean-Michel Frank designed subtle, exquisitely proportioned furniture and lighting for sophisticated interiors. His elite roster of patrons included the vicomte Charles de Noailles, the businessman and politician Nelson A. Rockefeller, the couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and the perfumer Guerlain, among many others. Against the backdrop of the interwar period, Frank designed calm, subdued interiors that offered refuge from the chaotic world. His furniture, which was often clad in vellum, bleached leather or shagreen, featured clean lines and served to complement the art collections of his clients, which included works by Picasso, Léger and Matisse.
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