PIERRE JEANNERET (1896–1967)
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896–1967)

Four Armchairs, circa 1946

Details
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896–1967)
Four Armchairs, circa 1946
ash, linen upholstery
31 ½ in. (80 cm.) high, 25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.) wide, 20 ¾ in. (52.7 cm.) deep
Provenance
Unité d'Habitation, Marseille
Eric Touchaleaume, Paris
Christie's New York, Design, 26 March 2008, lot 275
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Herbst, 25 Années U.A.M., Paris, 1956, p. 72 for another example of this model, p. 111 a closely related model
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un art d'habiter, Paris, 2005, p. 273 for a drawing of this model with headrest and footrest
Jean Prouvé, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2007, p. 374 for an in situ photograph of a variant of the model

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