SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN & DESIGN + ART : from a private belgian collection

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1 FEBRUARY 22, PM SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN & DESIGN + ART : from a private belgian collection Viewing February, 16, 2017 from 10am to 7pm February, 17, 2017 from 10am to 7pm February, 18, 2017 from 11amp to 7pm February, 20, 2017 from 10am to 7pm February, 21, 2017 from 10am to 7pm February, 22, 2017 from 10am to 12am PIASA 118 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Paris - France DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Cécile Demtchenko Woringer T c.demtchenko@piasa.fr Press release piasa.fr

2 In parallel of its thematic sale dedicated to scandinavian design, PIASA To Sell a Belgian Private Collection of Art & Design on Wednesday, February, 22, In 2016 PIASA had the honour of auctioning a dozen private collections. All prompted fierce bidding, with their market-fresh provenance appealing to both French and international collectors. Now, on 22 February 2017, PIASA will offer an ensemble of Design and Works Of Art from a Belgian Private Collection whose audacious and assured blend of Decorative Art, Design and Contemporary Works reflects the taste and coups de cœur of an enlightened collector. Exceptional ensemble by Luis Barragán, from La Cuadra San Cristóbal in Mexico Highlights include a rare, hallmark ensemble of two benches and table by Luis Barragán. At the end of the 1960 s, the mexican architect starts his most iconic project. His friend Folke Egerström commissioned la Cuadra San Cristóbal, formed by the main house, stables and the famous Lovers fountain. View of la Cuadra San Cristóbal - Mexico 2

3 Luis Barragán ( ) Table and two benches Wood Table : H 71 x L 200 x P 120 cm : / Benches : H 45,5 x L 302 x P 49 cm : / each Provenance : private collection - Cuadra San Cristóbal, Mexico The ensemble of two benches and table remained in the same family since its creation until the current owner (est. 25,000-35,000 each bench and 70,000-90,000 for the table). Luis Barragán is a great Mexican Modernist, winner of the 1980 Pritzker Prize. Like many architects of his era, he designed items exclusively suited to his modern interiors. His subtlety, geometric rigour and respect for materials enabled him to create uncluttered volumes with a dialogue between light and colour. His house and studio were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in The creations of this artist are rare on the art market. 3

4 A Rare armchair by Franz West Austria s Franz West ( ) is admired as much for his art and sculpture as for his highly creative furniture. His unique aluminium chair from 1989 is one of his most iconic designs and, with its slightly unfinished appearance, typical of his approach (est. 70,000-90,000). The Design part of the collection also features iconic pieces by Hans J. Wegner ( ), led by his Swivel chair (est. 10,000-15,000) and iconic Flag Halyard Chair (est. 8,000-12,000), and many italian, belgian, german and french creations. Franz West ( ) Armchair Aluminium Unique piece Creation date : 1988 H 97 x L 85 x P 75 cm /

5 Hans J. Wegner ( ) Valet Chair - Chair Oak Johannes Hansen edition Creation date : circa 1953 H 95 x L 51 x P 50 cm / Hans J. Wegner ( ) Flag Halyard Chair - armchair Metal, rope, fabric, leather Getama edition Creation date : circa 1950 H 80 x L 103 x P 110 cm /

6 An Important Array of Works by Carl Auböck ( ) Father of Austrian Modernism Designer Carl Auböck, sometimes known as the Father of Austrian Modernism, learnt to work with metal as a teenager in his father s celebrated workshop, Werkstätte Carl Auböck. In 1919, after studying drawing and painting at Vienna s Academy of Fine Arts, he enrolled in the class of Swiss artist/designer Johannes Itten at the Bauhaus in Weimar, then took over the family workshop in Auböck innovated by producing a series of small, intriguing pieces of modern Design, far removed from the prevailing Art Deco style. After his father s death he continued to produce functional, abstract objects like corkscrews, paperweights and ashtrays, often from brass which he polished to give his creations the presence and character they deserved. His work spurned the superfluous thanks to his ingenuity, savoir-faire and sense of the essential. Carl Auböck ( ) Two pairs of bookends Brass H 17 x L 13 x P 12 cm / each Carl Auböck ( ) Set of objects Creation date : 1950 s Wood, glass and metal glasses : H 20 x L 13 cm Brass bookends : H 8,5 x L 7 cm Big brass paper clip bookend : H 18 x L 6 cm Brass safety pin bookend : H 22 x L 5,5 cm 300 / 400 each 6

7 Andy Warhol ( ) Campbell s Tomato Soup Signed with ballpointpen, numbered 30 / ,9 x 57,7 cm /

8 Lisette Model Reflections, NY, Rockfeller Center, Photograph 38,5 x 48 cm / Richard Hutten (born in 1967) Homage serie Ceramic Stoneware Numbered 3/50 Cor Unum Contemporary Ceramics Edition Creation date : 2007 H 33 x L 36 x P 33 cm /

9 Takis (born in 1925) Signal lumineux Metal Creation date : 1968 H 113 x L 21 x P 24 cm H 212 x L 26 x P 23 cm / and / 9 OOO 9

10 Design department Co-director of the department : Graziella Semerciyan François Epin Heads of sales : Eléonore Floret Alix de Saint-Hilaire Johanna Colombatti Estelle Laporte 10