Count of Jarnac, acquired directly from the designer
Thence by descent
Sotheby's, Paris, 'Design', 24 May 2016, lot 39
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Stephen Calloway, 'Perfectly Frank', House & Garden, March 1990, p. 185
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 70-71, 131, 209
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: l’étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 94-95, 146, 198, 250, 339
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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