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ECKART MUTHESIUS (1904-1989)

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03.10.2023 16:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 9 | ECKART MUTHESIUS (1904-1989)
ECKART MUTHESIUS (1904-1989)

Bureau et son fauteuil, commande spéciale, vers 1930-1933

Bureau : teck peint, teck, laiton nickelé, acier nickelé et simili cuir ; six clefs / desk : painted teak, teak, nickel plated brass, nickel plated steel and leatherette ; six keys

Fauteuil : hêtre tapissé de cuir, peuplier peint, métal chromé et métal / armchair : leather upholstered beech, painted poplar, chrome plated metal and metal

Bureau : 76 x 199 x 121,5 cm / desk : 29 7/8 x 78 3/8 x 47 7/8 in

Fauteuil : 89 x 69 x 66 cm / armchair : 35 x 27 1/8 x 26 in





Provenance

Collection du Maharajah d'Indore, palais Manik Bagh, Inde, vers 1930-1933, puis par descendance.

Galleria Galatea / Mario Tazzoli, Turin, acquis auprès de cette dernière.

Vente Sotheby's Monaco, Mobilier moderniste provenant du palais du Maharaja d'Indore, 25 mai 1980, lot 199.

Collection privée, Paris.

Galerie Doria, Paris, acquis auprès de cette dernière.

Collection privée, acquis auprès de cette dernière, puis dans la famille par descendance.



Literature

Pour nos exemplaires :

M. Pietrantoni, 'L’Artificio e l’Illusione, In un teatro moderno d’epoca, Il modo e la forma di Eckart Muthesius', Gran Harper’s Bazaar Italia, juillet-août 1979, p. 70.

A. Bony, Les années 30 d’Anne Bony, les éditions du regard, Paris, 1987, p. 896-897.

R. Niggl, Eckart Muthesius 1930, Der Palast des Maharadschas in Indore. Architektur und Interieur, Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 1996, p. 52, 88, 90.

S. Raulet et A. Garde, Salon Indien, Hazan, Paris, 1996, p. 18.

A. Barré-Despond, Dictionnaire international des arts appliqués et du design, les éditions du regard, Paris, 1996, 426-427.

R. Niggl, Eckart Muthesius. India, 1930-1939. Architecture, design, photography, Wanderausstellung des Goethe-Instituts, Berlin, 1999, p. 59.

Le Palais du Maharadjah d'Indore. Photographies. Man Ray, Emil Leitner, Eckart Muthesius, catalogue d'exposition, Galerie Doria, Paris, 15 septembre-18 novembre 2006, p. 119.

A. Jaffer, Fastes occidentaux de Maharajahs. Créations européennes pour l’Inde Princière, Citadelles & Mazenod, Paris, 2007, p. 262.

R. Billé et L. Curtis, Moderne Maharajah. Un mécène des années 1930, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 26 septembre 2019-12 janvier 2020, p. 100-101, 140-141.



Exhibited

Eckart Muthesius, Der Palast des Maharadschas von Indore, Werkbund-Archiv, Museum der Alltagskultur des 20. Jahrhunderts, Berlin, 24 avril-29 juin 1997.
Artist:Eckart Muthesius (1904-1989)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Brass, Steel, Wood
Art style:Art Deco
Place of origin:Germany
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Desks and bureaus
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