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Louis Süe - Rare Vitrine en Fer Forgé et Placage de Merisier (vers 1948)
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Rare Vitrine en Fer Forgé et Placage de Merisier (vers 1948)
Type : Vitrine en fer forgé et placage de merisier
Date de création : Vers 1948
Dimensions : H : 169 cm L : 104 cm P : 28 cm
Caractéristiques : Piètement similaire aux modèles créés pour les salons des coiffeurs Guillaume, avenue Matignon
Bibliographie :
Les Décorateurs des Années 40, Bruno Foucart et Jean-Louis Gaillemin - Norma Éditions, p. 282
Cette rare vitrine en fer forgé et placage de merisier, réalisée vers 1948, se distingue par son piètement finement travaillé, rappelant les modèles conçus pour les salons des coiffeurs Guillaume, avenue Matignon. Son design élégant s'inscrit parfaitement dans le renouveau du mobilier décoratif d’après-guerre, où l’association du métal et du bois noble était particulièrement prisée.
Contexte Historique :
La Compagnie des Arts Français, fondée en 1919, connaît des difficultés financières et est rachetée en 1922 par Gaston Monteux, un industriel et fabricant de chaussures. Ce dernier, grand habitué de la Closerie des Lilas, fréquente les cercles artistiques de l’époque aux côtés de Claude Debussy, André Gide, Pierre Bonnard, André Mare, et Roger de La Fresnaye.
De nombreux artistes, notamment Dunoyer de Segonzac, Charles Dufresne et Paul Véra, s’associent à ce mouvement et marquent l’Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes de 1925.
André Mare et Louis Süe, figures majeures de cette période, participent activement à la création de pavillons et décors prestigieux, notamment pour :
La Maison de l’Art Contemporain,
Les décors de la pièce Robert et Marianne à la Comédie-Française en 1925,
La décoration du théâtre du Palais de Chaillot en 1937.
Influence et Héritage :
En tant qu’architecte et décorateur influent, Louis Süe travaille également pour des grandes maisons comme Jean Patou, pour lequel il dessine des flacons de parfum, et la cosméticienne Helena Rubinstein, pour qui il conçoit l’immeuble du 24, quai de Béthune à Paris entre 1934 et 1937.
En 1928, il s’installe au 22, avenue de Friedland à Paris, poursuivant ses collaborations artistiques. Associé à son neveu Gilbert Olivier Süe, il participe à de nombreux projets d’architecture et de design.
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Rare Wrought Iron and Cherry Veneer Display Case (circa 1948)
Type: Wrought iron and cherry veneer display case
Creation Date: Circa 1948
Dimensions: H: 169 cm W: 104 cm D: 28 cm
Features: Legs similar to models designed for the salons of hairdresser Guillaume, avenue Matignon
Bibliography:
The Decorators of the 1940s, Bruno Foucart and Jean-Louis Gaillemin - Norma Editions, p. 282
This rare display case, crafted in wrought iron and cherry veneer around 1948, stands out for its delicately worked legs, reminiscent of models created for the salons of hairdresser Guillaume, avenue Matignon. Its elegant design reflects the post-war decorative furniture revival, where the combination of metal and fine wood was particularly sought after.
Historical Context:
The Compagnie des Arts Français, founded in 1919, faced financial difficulties and was acquired in 1922 by Gaston Monteux, an industrialist and shoe manufacturer. Monteux, a regular at Closerie des Lilas, mingled with leading artistic figures of the time, including Claude Debussy, André Gide, Pierre Bonnard, André Mare, and Roger de La Fresnaye.
Numerous artists, such as Dunoyer de Segonzac, Charles Dufresne, and Paul Véra, became part of this artistic movement and played a key role in the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts.
André Mare and Louis Süe, major figures of this period, contributed to prestigious designs, including:
The House of Contemporary Art,
The stage set for Robert et Marianne at the Comédie-Française in 1925,
The foyer decoration of the Palais de Chaillot theater in 1937.
Influence and Legacy:
As a prominent architect and decorator, Louis Süe also worked for Jean Patou, designing perfume bottles, and for cosmetics magnate Helena Rubinstein, for whom he designed the building at 24, quai de Béthune in Paris (1934-1937).
In 1928, he settled at 22, avenue de Friedland in Paris, continuing his artistic collaborations. Later, he partnered with his nephew Gilbert Olivier Süe, engaging in numerous architectural and design projects.
- Creator:Louis Sue (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 66.54 in (169 cm)Width: 11.03 in (28 cm)Depth: 40.95 in (104 cm)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1948
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9892240411162
Louis Sue
Louis Süe was a man of many artistic talents who excelled in a range of disciplines in the Parisian design scene of the early 20th century. He was a painter, furniture maker, decorator and architect — he drew on traditional design but sought to make modernist work. His best known furniture designs included wall mirrors, console tables and armchairs created in the elegant Art Deco style, and his interior designs spanned private residences and passenger liners.
Süe was born in Bordeaux and enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1893. In 1902, his work was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants, and he continued exhibiting at Parisian salons over the course of his career. Beginning in 1903, Süe collaborated with other artists to create workshops and cooperative businesses in the city.
One of the most significant partnerships of Süe's career was with French artist and textile designer André Mare, with whom Süe became acquainted while working at an interior design firm called L’Atelier Français. In 1919–20, the pair, known as Süe et Mare, founded the Compagnie des Arts Français, which specialized in furniture, tapestries, wallpaper and silverware. The founders intended to draw on 18th-century furniture to create modern works and were inspired by Cubism and Art Nouveau and created forward-looking Art Deco designs that are widely celebrated today.
Inspired by the work of Austrian collective Wiener Werkstätte, Süe and Mare grew a successful business at the Compagnie des Arts Français, mass-producing furnishings and objects, taking on a range of wealthy clients and employing artists such as Marie Laurencin, Paul Vera and Fernand Léger. One of their interior design projects was the Polish Embassy in Paris. In 1925, Süe and Mare designed the Fontaine & Cie Pavilion at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, which featured works by André Groult, Maurice Dufrêne and others.
The Compagnie des Arts Français struggled financially toward the end of the 1920s and was sold to the owners of the French department store Galeries Lafayette. Jacques Adnet, who was working with Dufrêne at the decorative arts atelier of Galeries Lafayette, was appointed artistic director of the Compagnie and steered the firm in a different direction.
After Süe left the Compagnie, he worked as an independent architect and designer. Some of his notable projects include the Basque villa of French fashion designer Jean Patou, completed in 1931, and the reconstruction of Hôtel Hesselin in Paris, completed in 1937.
Süe became the treasurer of the Société des artistes décorateurs in 1936 and was named the society president in 1939. That was also the year he designed the French Village for the New York World's Fair. During World War II, he lived in Istanbul and lectured at the Institute of Fine Arts. He returned to France after the war and passed away in Paris in 1968.
In 2021, around 30 pieces of furniture by Süe et Mare from the estate of German-born fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld went to auction at Sotheby's. Many of Süe's designs are held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
On 1stDibs, find antique Louis Süe tables, seating, mirrors and more.
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