EILEEN GRAY (1878-1976)
Sofa, circa 1923
Sofa made of two cubes in orange lacquered wood and black canvas seat
Dimensions :
Sofa : H 31 x L 102 x D 35 in.
Blocs : H 21 x L 16 x D 35 in.
Provenance :
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Dunn Collection, San Francisco
In the family by descent
Christie’s, New York, Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, December 17, 2011, lot 241
Documentation :
Album of Eileen Gray, Musée National D’Ireland – Ireland National Museum of Art , cliché of the sofa at Jean Désert gallery
Bibliographie :
Eileen Gray – Architect designer, Peter Adam, London, Thames & Hudson, 1987, sofa reproduced p. 104 and similar model reproduced p. 301
Eileen Gray, Cloé Pitiot, Centre Pompidou, 2013, p.80 , similar model reproduced
Ref : GRA01