Outstanding Set of Eight Signed Paul Evans Chairs, circa 1974

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Outstanding Set of Eight Signed Paul Evans Chairs, circa 1974

About the Item

You are truly viewing the most outstanding example and museum quality of two PE 106 arm chairs and six PE 105 chairs in existence. They were remarkably cared for since 1974, 42 years. Purchased originally in 1974 from the Chicago Design Show with our recently sold PE Stalagmite table. Acquired in Michigan from a very respected surgeon now in his late eighty's and the original owner until now. As you can see the chairs retain there original yellow fabric and are in excellent condition as well as every other aspect of these chairs. We consider them as a functional investment grade to enjoy as a piece of art would be. Remarkable examples of Paul Evans pieces are increasing everyday like you are viewing right now. The bronze collections are going drastically up in prices because of the forged metal examples of credenzas, tables and chairs that are now breaking auction records. We see this market continuing to rise. The technique is Paul Evans signature design of epoxy with applied bronze over steel frames as stated on page 171 in the book, Paul Evans "Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism." Under careful observation we discovered that every chair is in mint condition which is extremely unusual and rare. Not one scratch, chip, flake, bend or repair. Every chair retains its original label (see photo). We considered this set the finest and most original example ever offered to the market anywhere. The texture of these PE chairs are superb in person. If you like the photos, standing next to them or sitting in them is impressive and they make a bold statement. The legs have a fantastic combination of elegance and masculinity. The PE chairs are presented with the original fabric. We understand that this particle fabric may not be suited as your first choice. We offer expert upholstery services and will pass our exact cost of labor over to you. You just supply your choice of fabric and we will take care of the rest. All you need to do is enjoy them when you receive them. Our delivery service is White Glove and again at a low cost to you. These PE chairs are offered exclusively from Fritz and Hollander.

Creator:
Paul Evans (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Depth: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 8
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Metal
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1974
Condition:
Seller Location:
New Rochelle, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU89204104223

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Paul Evans

A designer and sculptor, Paul Evans was a wild card of late 20th century modernism. A leading light of the American Studio Furniture movement, Evans’s sideboards, credenzas, coffee tables and other work manifests a singular aesthetic sense, as well as a seemingly contradictory appreciation for both folk art forms and for new materials and technologies.

Evans’s primary material was metal, not wood, which was favored by his fellow studio designers, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, neighbors George Nakashima and Phillip Lloyd Powell. He trained in metallurgy and studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, the famed crucible of modern design and art in suburban Detroit. For a time early in his career, Evans also worked at Sturbridge Village, a historical “living museum” in Massachusetts, where he gave demonstrations as a costumed silversmith.

Evans’s earliest work unites these influences. The pieces that made his reputation are known as “sculpted-front” cabinets: wood cases faced with box-like high-relief patinated steel mounts laid out in a grid pattern. Each mount contains a metal emblem, or glyph, and the effect is that of a brawny quilt.

Evans’s later work falls into three distinct style groups. His sculpted-bronze pieces, begun in the mid-1960s, show Evans at his most expressive. He employed a technique in which resin is hand-shaped, and later sprayed with a metal coating, allowing for artistic nuance in the making of chairs, tables and case pieces. Later in the decade and into the 1970s, Evans produced his Argente series for celebrated manufacturer Directional (a brand known to vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors everywhere): consoles and other furniture forms that feature aluminum and pigment-infused metal surfaces welded into abstract organic forms and patterns.

Last, Evans's Cityscape design series — a milestone in the history of brutalist design — meshed perfectly with the sleek, “high tech” sensibility of the later ’70s. Evans constructed boxy forms and faced them with irregular mosaic patterns that mixed rectangular plaques of chromed steel, bronze or burlwood veneer. These, like all of Paul Evans’s designs, are both useful and eye-catching. But their appeal has another, more visceral quality: these pieces have clearly been touched by an artist’s hand.

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