Lot n° 44.D
Estimation :
1000 - 2000
EUR
Jeanne MALIVEL (1895-1926) - Lot 44
Jeanne MALIVEL (1895-1926)
Solid oak chair with light patina.
Resting on four straight legs joined by struts. The belt, adorned with broken lines of stylized Celtic motifs, incised and highlighted in black, forms a semicircular arch that is repeated in the upper crosspiece of the backrest, itself carved in hollow with these broken lines. The back uprights are connected by two crosspieces. The structure features chamfered corners.
Wear and tear, cracksHaut. 90 cm x Long. 43 cm x Prof. 40 cm
Set of furniture made for Louise Gloux, a close friend of Jeanne Malivel in Loudéac, circa 1922.
This set was made by Julien Bacon (1892-1980) at the Atelier Saint Guénolé in Caurel. A study of the base of the chairs in this set, dated December 1921, is reproduced in Olivier Levasseur's book "Jeanne Malivel, une artiste engagée", ed. Locus Solus, 2023, page 50.
Bibliography:
- Daniel Le Couedic and Jean-Yves Veillard (dir.), Ar Seiz Breur 1923-1947, la création bretonne entre tradition et modernité , ed. Terre de Brume - musée de Bretagne, 2000
- Bernard-Jules Verlingue, ed. "Jeanne Malivel pionnière de l'art moderne breton", amis du musée & de la faïence de Quimper, 2018
- Olivier Levasseur "Jeanne Malivel, une artiste engagée", ed. Locus Solus, 2023
From a suite of 7 chairs presented under n° 44_A to 44_G
This furniture set is sold in aid of the Orphelins d'Auteuil charity.
AR SEIZ BREUR CENTENARY SALE 1923-2023
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