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Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco
June 8, 2004–September 5, 2004
Special Exhibition Galleries, 1st floor
The work of Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879–1933) epitomizes the glamour of the French Art Deco style of the 1920s. Aesthetic refinement, sumptuous materials, and impeccable craftsmanship place his work on a par with the finest furniture and decorative arts of any
era. The most renowned designer of his day, Ruhlmann could provide any element needed for an interior, from the furniture to the lighting, ceramics, carpets, and textiles. This retrospective examines all aspects of the legendary designer's career, augmenting the Metropolitan Museum’s own significant holdings of Ruhlmann’s works with major loans from public and private U.S. and international collections. The exhibition also provides a unique opportunity to see the best of Art Deco.
Accompanied by a catalogue.
The exhibition is made possible by The Florence Gould Foundation.
The exhibition was organized and circulated by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Le Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt.
An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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