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Edlis Neeson Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
Pair of 'Hydravion' Armchairs, circa 1923
Details
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
Pair of 'Hydravion' Armchairs, circa 1923
Macassar ebony, chromed bronze, leather upholstery
29 ¾ x 28 x 32 in. (75.6 x 71.1 x 81.3 cm) (each)
each branded Ruhlmann
Pair of 'Hydravion' Armchairs, circa 1923
Macassar ebony, chromed bronze, leather upholstery
29 ¾ x 28 x 32 in. (75.6 x 71.1 x 81.3 cm) (each)
each branded Ruhlmann
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Christian de Quay and Francis Lombrail, Paris, 15 October 1996, lot 127 (part)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christian de Quay and Francis Lombrail, Paris, 15 October 1996, lot 127 (part)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Chavance, "L'art décoratif contemporain au Pavillon de Marsan," Art et Décoration, no. 256, Paris, April 1923, p. 114
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, pp. 33 (for a drawing), 80, 134, 202 (for period photographs)
F. Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 33 and 183 (for illustrations of this model), 80, 134, 202 (for period photographs)
Ruhlmann: un génie de L’Art déco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, 2001, pp. 229 (for an illustration of this model) and 197 (for a period photograph)
E. Bréon, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, vol. 1, Paris, 2004, p. 87 (for a drawing)
F. Camard, Jacques Émile Ruhlmann, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2009, pp. 87 (for an illustration of this model), 112, 115, 135, 153 (for period photographs)
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, pp. 33 (for a drawing), 80, 134, 202 (for period photographs)
F. Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 33 and 183 (for illustrations of this model), 80, 134, 202 (for period photographs)
Ruhlmann: un génie de L’Art déco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, 2001, pp. 229 (for an illustration of this model) and 197 (for a period photograph)
E. Bréon, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, vol. 1, Paris, 2004, p. 87 (for a drawing)
F. Camard, Jacques Émile Ruhlmann, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2009, pp. 87 (for an illustration of this model), 112, 115, 135, 153 (for period photographs)
Further Details
This model is recorded under number 53AR/267NR in the Ruhlmann Archives, Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt.
This model was exhibited in the Pavillon de Marsan at the Salon des artistes décorateurs, Paris, 1923.
This model was exhibited in the Pavillon de Marsan at the Salon des artistes décorateurs, Paris, 1923.
Brought to you by
Alexander Heminway
International Head of Design