Table
Although the great majority of Dunand's clients were French, one of his most important design projects was realized in America: a penthouse apartment in San Francisco designed for Templeton Crocker (1884-1948), the millionaire grandson of the founder of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Completed in 1928, the apartment contained a master bedroom, dining room, and breakfast room by Dunand; other rooms were designed by Jean-Michel Frank, Pierre Legrain, and Madame Lipska. The apartment was dismantled and sold in 1959. The "sponged" surface of the table is characteristic of lacque arraché, a technique Dunard favored, wherein a final coat of lacquer is applied over a roughened layer—in this case, metallic gray over black. By polishing the entire surface, the raised peaks of the black lacquer are revealed, creating a mottled yet smooth effect.
Artwork Details
- Title: Table
- Designer: Jean Dunand (French (born Switzerland), Lancy 1877–1942 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1927–28
- Medium: Lacquered wood, silver leaf
- Dimensions: 23 1/4 × 13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (59.1 × 34.9 × 34.9 cm)
- Classification: Furniture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Brant, 1977
- Object Number: 1977.226.7
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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Jean Dunand
ca. 1927–28
Jean Dunand
ca. 1927–28
Jean Dunand
ca. 1927–28
Jean Dunand
ca. 1927–28
Jean Dunand
ca. 1927–28
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