Nancy, France Enameled steel and molded beech plywood W 49.5 x D 69.5 x H 83.5 x SH 41 cm
Lounge chair with structural simplicity in supple line was designed for the Cité Universitaire Jean Zay in Antony, manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé and issued by Galerie Steph Simon, Paris, France. Produced from a single piece of beech plywood with an enameled frame, one of iconic models by Prouvé.
Provenance: Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Nancy, France Galeries Jousse Seguin, Paris
Literature: Galerie Jousse Seguin and Galerie Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouvé, Paris, 1998, pp149, 163
Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé: Œuvre Complète / Complete Works Volume 3: 1944-1954, Basil, 2005 p.272
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouvé vol.1, Paris, 2017, pp.130-35, 137, 309, 355, 407
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouvé vol.2, Paris, 2017, pp. 23, 63, 136-37, 145, 169-70, 192, 238, 241, 245
Condition: In good original condition. Some signs of wear consistent with age and use. The back of the backrest presents with discolorations.