Important Design
Important Design
Property from a California Collection
Jean-Théodore Dupas
Panel from "The Birth of Aphrodite" Mural from the Grand Salon of the S. S. Normandie
Auction Closed
December 8, 09:48 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a California Collection
Jean-Théodore Dupas
Panel from "The Birth of Aphrodite" Mural from the Grand Salon of the S. S. Normandie
circa 1934
verre églomisé
52⅞ x 35⅞ x 1¼ in. (134.3 x 91.1 x 3.2 cm), framed
Marco Behar, New York, circa 1950s
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Louis Cheronnet, "Normandie," Art et Décoration, July 1935, p. 253
Yvanhoé Rambosson, "Le Paquebot Normandie, Héraut de France," Mobilier et Décoration, July 1935, pp. 267-268
Bruno Foucart, et al., Normandie Queen of the Seas, New York, 1985, p. 72 (for the cartoon of the mural)
Louis-Rene Vian, Arts Décoratifs À Bord des Paquebots Français 1880-1960, Paris, 1992, pp. 192-195
John Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Oceanliner, New York, 2007, pp. 92-93, 206 and 245
Yvanhoé Rambosson, "Le Paquebot Normandie, Héraut de France," Mobilier et Décoration, July 1935, pp. 267-268
Bruno Foucart, et al., Normandie Queen of the Seas, New York, 1985, p. 72 (for the cartoon of the mural)
Louis-Rene Vian, Arts Décoratifs À Bord des Paquebots Français 1880-1960, Paris, 1992, pp. 192-195
John Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Oceanliner, New York, 2007, pp. 92-93, 206 and 245
The Normandie: Floating Art Deco Palace, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, January 15-March 14, 1993
Sotheby's would like to thank Romain Lefebvre for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.