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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION Jean Royère Set of three 'Hirondelle' wall lights circa 1953 Painted metal, painted tubular metal,brass, paper shades (3). Two-armed: 22 5/8 x 17 3/4 x 7 7/8 in (57.5 x 45.1 x 20 cm); three-armed: 22 5/8 x 18 3/8 x 12 1/2 in (57.5 x 46.7 x 31.8 cm); five-armed: 36 1/4 x 28 x 15 in (92.1 x 71.1 x 38.1 cm) Comprising: one two-armed, one three-armed and one five-armed wall light (3).
Provenance Phillips de Pury, New York, 'Design & Design Art', 14 December, 2006 Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2008 Literature Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère Paris, 2002, pp. 192-93 for the three-armed example Jean Royère exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, p. 49 for the three-armed examle Jean Royère Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 60 for the three and five-armed examples Catalogue Essay Jean Royère presented the five-arm model of ‘Hirondelle’ at the 1953Salon des arts ménagers, an annual Paris exhibition which showcased innovations in domestic living. Read More Artist Bio Jean Royère French • 1902 - 1981 Jean Royère took on the mantle of the great artistes décorateurs of 1940s France and ran with it into the second half of the twentieth century. Often perceived as outside of the modernist trajectory ascribed to twentieth-century design, Royère was nonetheless informed by and enormously influential to his peers. Having opened a store in Paris in 1943 before the war had ended, he was one of the first to promote a new way of life through interior decoration, and his lively approach found an international audience early on in his career. In addition to commissions in Europe and South America, Royère had a strong business in the Middle East where he famously designed homes for the Shah of Iran, King Farouk of Egypt and King Hussein of Jordan. The surrealist humor and artist's thoughtful restraint that he brought to his furniture designs continue to draw admiration to this day. View More Works