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Peter Adam, Eileen Gray, Architect or Designer "A Biography" Book

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First edition, published by Thames and Hudson, 1987 This biography, written by Peter Adam, a friend of Eileen Gray in her later years, and admirer of her work, documents with many images the designer’s productive, and near forgotten life and work. After becoming a prominent designer in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Gray and her work fell in to obscurity for many years, until a chance auction of art collector Jacques Drouot’s collection brought a four-panel screen to the fore, making over 36,000 dollars and sparking the interests of collectors and the design-conscious.
  • Creator:
    Peter Adam (Author)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.63 in (27 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1987
  • Condition:
    Fine.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU210236713143
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