A 'MEXIQUE' BIBLIOTHEQUE, DESIGNED CIRCA 1953

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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
A 'MEXIQUE' BIBLIOTHEQUE, DESIGNED CIRCA 1953
designed for the Maison du Mexique, Cité Internationale Universitaire, Paris, executed by Ateliers Jean Prouvé, pine, mahogany, enameled steel, aluminum
63 ¼ in. (160.7 cm.) high, 72 in. (183 cm.) wide, 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) deep

Provenance

Christie's, London, 20 October 1999, lot 60.

Lot Essay

cf. Exhibition catalogue, Pioneers of Modern Furniture, Fischer Fine Art, London, 1991, p. 26;
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un art d'habiter, Paris, 2005, pp. 378-379 for variant designs from the Maison du Mexique;
P. Sulzer, Jean Prouvé Oeuvre Complèt Volume 3: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, p. 260 for a sketch and period photograph of this model.

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