Maurice Dufrêne Floor Lamps

French, 1876-1955

Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs.In 1899, at the age of just 23, he became director and manager of La Maison Moderne, an association of artists who worked together to create designs which could be produced in multiples. These artists were van de Velde, Horta, Plumet and Selmersheim.His work was first shown at salons in 1902, and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d’Automne and Salons of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He quickly moved to the forefront of modern design and was with Leon Jallot, among the group of French designers which became known as the Constructeurs, before the First World War. Dufrene had worked on Meier-Graefe's 'La Maison Moderne' around 1900 designing in the Art Nouveau style.By 1910, his work adapted more simplified forms using more substantial materials and construction. In 1904, he became a founding member of the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs, through which he exhibited for thirty years.He taught for a while at Ecole Boulle, and returned to design in 1919 producing neat and logical designs embellished with recurring carved scroll motifs and decorated with marquetry floral medallions in boxwood, ebony and ivory. In 1921 he joined the studio La Maitrise, as Artistic Director, and began a period of prolific production. The full flowering of his talent became apparent in his refined furniture designs and complete interiors. His inspiration was taken from 18th and 19th Century designs, with a modern approach. At the 1925 Exposition, Dufrene was everywhere. As well as the La Maitrise pavilion, he designed the 'petit salon' in the 'Ambassade Francaise', a boutique for the furrier Jungman, and the row of shoes on the Pont Alexandre Ill. Dufrene's stylistic development continued into the 1930s when he experimented with steel and glass. Adapting quickly to the Art Deco movement, the 1930s were just as busy for him. He died in Nogent-sur-Marne in 1955. His interiors ranged eclectically from townhouses to avant-garde to glass, metal and mirrors, to commissions from Mobilier National for embassies and the Palais de l’Elysée in Paris. He would remain at La Maîtrise until 1952. Today much of his work goes unidentified.

Creator: Maurice Dufrêne

Art Deco/Art Nouveau floor lamp by Maurice Dufrène

By Maurice Dufrêne

Located in NANTES, FR

Rare art nouveau transitional art deco floor lamp. In bronze with floral decoration topped with an alabaster basin. Electrified and in perfect condition. Model listed in “The Paris Salons Voloume V” page 234. It dates from 1913, autumn salon. Total height: 177 cm Base diameter: 34 cm Basin diameter: 45 cm Weight: 20 Kg Sent in two separate packages. Maurice Dufrène is a French cabinetmaker, interior designer, chief decorator and writer, born in 1876 in Paris and died in 1955 in Nogent-sur-Marne. Maurice Dufrène was co-founder in 1902 of the Society of Decorative Artists. In 1920 he created the Maîtrise workshop at Galeries Lafayette. He advocates mass production and works with all materials: fabric, glass, wood, silver, ceramics. Through Henri Rapin he met Camille Tharaud for whom he created several forms of porcelain cups. He designed the decoration of the large hall of the Parisian cinema Le Grand Rex...

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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Maurice Dufrêne Floor Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Art Deco Floor Lamp

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco floor lamp with nickel finish and glass.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Maurice Dufrêne Floor Lamps

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Brass

Art Deco Floor Lamp

$4,947 / item

H 70.08 in Dm 18.51 in

Art Deco Floor Lamp

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco floor lamp with nickel finish bronze and lacquered wood.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Maurice Dufrêne Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

$7,000

H 70 in Dm 19 in

Art Nouveau Period Wrought Iron Floor Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

Art Nouveau period wrought Iron Floor Lamp is a masterwork of the blacksmith's art! Cleverly designed with a boldly scrolled tripod base, it features artfully sculpted buttresses tha...

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Maurice Dufrêne Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Art Nouveau Period Wrought Iron Floor Lamp

$895

H 73 in Dm 20 in

French Art Nouveau Bronze Heron Floor Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

French Art Nouveau bronze floor lamp with heron eating berries from tree on a shaped base.

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Maurice Dufrêne Floor Lamps

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Bronze

French Art Nouveau Bronze Heron Floor Lamp

$16,500

H 64.5 in W 22 in D 14.5 in

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