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Desk

Louis Süe French
Manufacturer Compagnie des Arts Français French
ca. 1925
Not on view
Süe et Mare’s pavilion, Musée d’Art Contemporain (Museum of Contemporary Art), at the 1925 exposition was remarkable for its lavish interior—extravagant patterning, abundance of color, and bold designs that looked back to the Louis XV style for inspiration. The centerpiece of its main salon was this ebony and gilt-bronze desk suite, which was among the most important works that curator Joseph Breck purchased for The Met at the fair.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Desk
  • Artist: Louis Süe (French, Bordeaux 1875–1968 Paris)
  • Artist: André Mare (French, Argentan 1887–1932 Paris)
  • Manufacturer: Compagnie des Arts Français
  • Date: ca. 1925
  • Medium: Ebonized wood (probably beech), oak, zebrawood, gilt bronze, leather
  • Dimensions: 30 5/16 × 62 × 32 11/16 in. (77 × 157.5 × 83 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.209.1
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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