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The Elegant Eye: Works from an Exceptional International Collection
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
'Ours Polaire' Sofa, circa 1952
Details
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
'Ours Polaire' Sofa, circa 1952
cherry, ash, original mohair fabric upholstery
31 ¼ x 91 7⁄8 x 52 ¾ in. (79.3 x 233.6 x 134 cm.)
'Ours Polaire' Sofa, circa 1952
cherry, ash, original mohair fabric upholstery
31 ¼ x 91 7⁄8 x 52 ¾ in. (79.3 x 233.6 x 134 cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Galerie du Passage, Paris, 1992
Private Collection, New York
Laffanour-Galerie Downtown, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Galerie du Passage, Paris, 1992
Private Collection, New York
Laffanour-Galerie Downtown, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Literature
"La Résidence Française", Art et Industrie, 1947, n. 8, p. 20.
"Before ... After", Décor d'Aujourd'hui, 1948, no. 47, p. 45.
"Chez Jean Royère à Paris", Plaisir de France, March 1949, p. 37.
Ensembles Mobiliers, vol. XV, Paris, 1955, pl. 23.
C. Opole, "Quartier libre de fantaisie" Mobilier et Décoration, November 1958, pp. 4-5.
Jean Royère Mobilier, exh. cat, Paris, 1992, pp. 28, 86-87.
P. Passebon, Jean Royère, exh. cat. Galerie du Passage, Paris, October 1992 - January 1993, pp. 86-87 (illustrated).
Jean Royère, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 24, 40, 82, 83 (illustrated), 84-85, 111.
Jean Royère, Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 9-10, 12, 25, 41, 60, 63, 70-72, 76, 115, 122-123, 130, 161, 165.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 26-27, 30-32, 80-81, 94-98, 100, 102-105, 107, 126-127, 158, 162, 172, 180, 218, 250, 266.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 42-43, 82-83, 238-241.
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 4-5, 157, 218-219, 234-237, 240-241, 278, 300.
"Before ... After", Décor d'Aujourd'hui, 1948, no. 47, p. 45.
"Chez Jean Royère à Paris", Plaisir de France, March 1949, p. 37.
Ensembles Mobiliers, vol. XV, Paris, 1955, pl. 23.
C. Opole, "Quartier libre de fantaisie" Mobilier et Décoration, November 1958, pp. 4-5.
Jean Royère Mobilier, exh. cat, Paris, 1992, pp. 28, 86-87.
P. Passebon, Jean Royère, exh. cat. Galerie du Passage, Paris, October 1992 - January 1993, pp. 86-87 (illustrated).
Jean Royère, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 24, 40, 82, 83 (illustrated), 84-85, 111.
Jean Royère, Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 9-10, 12, 25, 41, 60, 63, 70-72, 76, 115, 122-123, 130, 161, 165.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 26-27, 30-32, 80-81, 94-98, 100, 102-105, 107, 126-127, 158, 162, 172, 180, 218, 250, 266.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 42-43, 82-83, 238-241.
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 4-5, 157, 218-219, 234-237, 240-241, 278, 300.
Exhibited
Galerie du Passage, Paris, Jean Royère, October 1992 - January 1993, pp. 86-87 (illustrated).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the correct date is circa 1952, and the provenance before 1992 is ‘Private Collection, Paris’.
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