‎MARCILHAC (Félix) - [DUNAND (Jean)].‎
‎Jean Dunand - His life and works.‎

‎ New York, Harry N. Abrams, (1991). Un vol. au format in-4 (308 x 233 mm) de 351 pp. Reliure d'édition de pleine percaline satinée cerise, sous jaquette illustrée.‎

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‎ Textes en anglais. L'ouvrage s'agrémente d'une très abondante iconographie. ''The Swiss-born Frenchman Jean Dunand (1877–1942), who ranks among the most versatile and prolific of Art Deco designers, is renowned for his unmistakable flair and the technical perfection of his metalwork and lacquer. This comprehensive book, which includes more than 1,000 black-and-white illustrations and 170 superb colorplates, examines Dunand's life and presents for the first time the complete spectrum of his work.Though he began his career as a sculptor, Dunand soon chose to concentrate on the decorative arts. His talents were manifested in dinanderie (hand-beaten copperware and brassware), jewelry, and in lacquer painting for elaborate screens, panels, textiles, bookbindings, and on metal vases and dishes. So widely acclaimed were Dunand's achievements in lacquer and metalwork that he was often commissioned to decorate furniture created by other great masters of Art Deco design, such as Ruhlmann and Printz. He created lacquer murals for the famed Normandie and other great ocean liners of the 1930s, and he worked as an interior designer for wealthy private clients, including the Solomon R. Guggenheims.A leading figure in French artistic circles, Dunand exhibited regularly at the Paris salons. He also participated in the landmark 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels (from which the term Art Deco was derived), contributing a "Smoking Room for a French Embassy," with resplendent red-and-black lacquer decor. He also executed decorative lacquer panels for the French Pavilion at the New York World's Fair of 1939. This authoritative and extensively illustrated volume is the result of many years of research by Félix Marcilhac, a highly respected French art dealer and international expert, who received the full cooperation and assistance of members of the Dunand family. It contains a comprehensive illustrated catalogue covering all aspects of Jean Dunand's varied oeuvre, sections on the decorative works of two of his sons, Bernard and Pierre, and an extensive biographical introduction and evaluation of Jean Dunand's vast output. The 170 color illustrations leave no doubt as to Dunand's brilliance and virtuosity. An invaluable reference work for art dealers and collectors, this sumptuous volume is the definitive book on one of the principal exponents of the Art Deco style. Discrètes rousseurs affectant les tranches. Du reste, très belle condition. ‎