Elephant Lounge Chair by Bernard Rancillac, France, 1985

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Elephant Lounge Chair by Bernard Rancillac, France, 1985

About the Item

A very rare "Elephant" lounge chair, designed by French artist Bernard Rancillac in 1966, produced in France in 1985. This chair is the 12th of a small production of 100 that was made in 1985. A very rare find that would definitely draw the attention in any interior, but could also very well be used outside or, for example, at a POOL. It is made of one molded piece of fiberglass, shaped like an elephant while remaining all the important features for a comfortable seating experience. The strong base is made of black lacquered metal. It is signed "Rancillac, 12/100" underneath. In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a very nice patina. Bernard Rancillac is a French visual artist, painter and sclptor; he was born in 1931 in Paris where he still lives and works. "Rancillac works as a painter; he knew how to quickly overcome the dependence on the photographic document and recreate, by the transposition of space and photo lighting in equivalent terms, but into painting. His colour palette is divided into contrasting plans with vivid accents. Their articulation in the spatial organisation of the canvas always follows a strict sense of rhythm and measure that could be an example even for the masters of geometric abstraction. This stylistic attitude situates the figurative work of Bernard Rancillac close from the cold abstraction of the hard edge. It opposes itto the figurative art of the 1950s, that avoided the worries of the time through an expression that was more interested in the past, searching for a lost hardiness, and having lost its meaning. The practice of Rancillac is at the crossing between art history and history; the fact that it has always expressed life through art and brought art into life, with determination and without any compromise, refusing pictorial conformism, through the most accessible medium to those who are usually the most disadvantaged when confronted to art, will always be recognized as a great merit of the artist".

Creator:
Bernard Rancillac (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 43.31 in (110 cm)Width: 56.3 in (143 cm)Depth: 63 in (160 cm)Seat Height: 10.63 in (27 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Fiberglass,Metal
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1985
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Amsterdam, NL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU103987456963