Charlotte PERRIAND (1903-1999) Bahut bloc, 1961, with rectangular...

Charlotte PERRIAND (1903-1999) Bahut bloc, 1961, with rectangular body consisting of two ash-veneered slatted tops joined to black-lacquered sheet-steel cheeks, sides and back by aluminum screw-terminated threaded rods. It opens with three sliding doors in textured plastic painted white and rests on two rectangular feet. Glass shelves inside. (Wear, discoloration, non-original paint on the doors, which are red and gray). H. 71 cm. - L.: 179.5 cm. - D. : 46 cm. Steph Simon Edition Provenance : - Acquired by Mrs. B from Galerie Steph Simon in 1961. Bibliography: - Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, un art d'habiter, Norma, 2005, close-up model reproduced p. 440. - Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand l'œuvre complète volume 3 1956-1968, Norma, 2017, model to match reproduced p. 73. - Marie Laure Jousset, Catalogue d'exposition Charlotte Perriand, Centre Georges Pompidou, 2005, model to match reproduced p. 162. - Galerie Laffanour, Living with Charlotte Perriand, Skira, 2019, close-up model reproduced on p. 12. - Exhibition catalog, Jean Prouvé, Galerie Patrick Seguin & Sonnabend Gallery, 2007, close-up model reproduced on p. 119. Expert : Romain Coulet