Jean PROUVE (1901-1984) - Lot 19

Jean PROUVE (1901-1984) Suite of five chairs mod. Standard known as "Tout Bois". Solid wood frame, molded plywood seat and back (wear, scratches and stains). Circa 1941 Height 83 cm - Width 47 cm - Depth 50 cm Provenance : Cécile and Bernard Boulanger-Leclercq Collection Private collection. Bibliography: Peter Sulzer, "Jean Prouvé Œuvre complète Volume 2: 1934-1944", Éditions Birkhäuser, Switzerland, 2005, similar model p. 294 under no. 915 "Jean Prouvé", Éditions Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2007, similar models p. 250 to 253 Jean Prouvé, "Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy", Somogy Éditions d'Art, 2012, similar models in a view of the Saclay CEA circa 1948, p.217. "Jean Prouvé, constructeur", Exhibition catalog, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, Éditions Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 2001. Similar model reproduced on p. 75