René Prou - Entre art déco et modernisme / Between art deco and modernism
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Entre art déco et modernisme / Between art deco and modernism
Author: Anne Bony, Gavriella Abecassis
Publisher: Norma Éditions
Place of printing: Paris
Year of publication: 2018
- The first monograph dedicated to René Prou, a central figure of Art Deco - Contains around 400 documents and photographs René Prou (1889-1947), an ensemblier and decorator, was - alongside Ruhlmann, Leleu, Dunand, Subes and Brandt - a central figure of the Art Deco movement. Trained at Gouffé, in Paris, in the 1910s, Prou took part in most of the Salons d'Automne and the Salons des artistes décorateurs before commanding attention at the Exposition international des arts décoratifs of 1925. Firmly established by major public and private commissions, his talent as an ensemblier was expressed as much in the decoration of ocean liners - Cuba (1923), Lafayette (1928), Paris (1929) - as in the fitting out of the sleeper cars of the Orient Express; the Palace of Nations in Geneva, where he worked alongside José-Maria Sert, with whom he also collaborated at the Waldorf Astoria in New York; and the furnishing of the Mitsubishi department stores in Tokyo. His style, defined by the curve of his metal leg blended with a joyous ornamentation, rejuvenated and lightened the full and massive forms of Art Deco while preserving harmony, comfort and a certain idea of simple luxury. Director of the École de l'Union centrale des arts décoratifs, in Paris, in 1946, his influence marked many postwar talents, including Jean Royère. Text in English and French.
Product Condition:
Copy in very good condition. Cover with traces of dust and minimal signs of wear. Text in French and English.
EAN: 9782376660033
Pages: 255
Format: Hardback
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 31
Width: 23
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With black and white and color photographs. Prefaces by Patrick Frey and Lorraine Frey. Text in French and English.
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