Side chair
This side chair comes from the dining room designed for the Paris apartment of the engineer Auguste Rateau. The project was overseen by Lévy-Dhurmer, a ceramist who turned to painting and decorating. Each room was conceived according to a unified theme, in this case wisteria, a symbol of welcome. Lévy-Dhurmer entrusted the execution of his designs to a number of highly skilled makers. The woodwork and furniture were made by Édouard-Louis Collet, who covered the door and wall panels with perfectly book-matched quartered walnut veneer inlaid with purplish amaranth wood representing clusters of wisteria blossoms. The embossed leather chair upholstery was supplied by M. Leroy-Desrivières. For more information on the full room, refer to MMA 66.244.1-.25.
Artwork Details
- Title: Side chair
- Designer: Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (French, Algiers 1865–1953 Le Vésinet)
- Date: 1910–14
- Medium: Walnut, leather, brass
- Dimensions: 37 1/4 in. × 17 in. × 16 in. (94.6 × 43.2 × 40.6 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966
- Object Number: 66.244.15
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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