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Jules Leleu
White Peonies floral still life Dyf like provenance art deco period ocean liner

ca 1930

$2,000
£1,518.37
€1,736.69
CA$2,794.29
A$3,107.86
CHF 1,622.83
MX$37,819.36
NOK 20,725.99
SEK 19,437.32
DKK 12,961.56
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This charming and exuberant posy of peonies immediately made me think of similar works by Marcel Dyf - but it is actually a work by the ultimate master of art deco, Jules Leleu (1883-1961). Leleu is of course particularly well known for designing luxurious interiors of ocean liners in the 1930s, and this is what makes our painting so special - it actually graced the walls of the mythical art deco ocean liner "France". It belonged to the French General Maritime Company (CGM) who sold its collections in 1981 at a prestige sale at the Paris auction house Guy Loudmer. The painting presented here featured in the sale, with the auction house label still on the verso of the original frame. Having studied painting, Leleu came to specialise in design and opened a Paris gallery, Maison Leleu in 1924 . He exhibited at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, where he won a grand prize. Leleu designed the Grand Salon of the Ambassadors at the Society of Nations in Geneva and numerous French Embassies arround the world.
  • Creator:
    Jules Leleu (1883 - 1961, French)
  • Creation Year:
    ca 1930
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.45 in (57 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Frame has light wear and rubbing to the gilding.
  • Gallery Location:
    Norwich, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU991313073662

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