Christie’s, ‘Important 20th Century Decorative Arts’, New York, December 12, 1987, front cover and lot 321
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Christie’s, ‘Important 20th Century Decorative Arts’, New York, June 15, 2004, lot 129
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 167 and 212-14
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 2006, p. 285
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: the strange and subtle luxury of the Parisian haute-monde in the Art Deco period, New York, 2008, p. 69
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, Paris, 2009, p. 101
French • 1895 - 1941
Working in Paris, New York and Argentina, Jean-Michel Frank designed subtle, exquisitely proportioned furniture and lighting for sophisticated interiors. His elite roster of patrons included the vicomte Charles de Noailles, the businessman and politician Nelson A. Rockefeller, the couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and the perfumer Guerlain, among many others. Against the backdrop of the interwar period, Frank designed calm, subdued interiors that offered refuge from the chaotic world. His furniture, which was often clad in vellum, bleached leather or shagreen, featured clean lines and served to complement the art collections of his clients, which included works by Picasso, Léger and Matisse.
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