Author: Marcilhac, Felix
Title: Jean Dunand: His Life and Works
Description: London, Thames & Hudson, 1991. Hardcover. A red casebound book with the title in gilt lettering down the spine. There is a dust jacket with the title in gold down a pink spine. There is a mylar dust jacket. The free and pasted end pages are dark gray. Pages: (5), 6-352. Contains more than one thousand illustrations, with 170 in color. "The Swiss-born Frenchman Jean Dunand (1877-1942), who ranks among the most versatile and prolific of Art Deco designers, is renowned for his unmistakable flair and the technical perfection of his metalwork and lacquer. This comprehensive book, which includes more than 1,000 black-and-white illustrations and 170 superb colorplates, examines Dunand's life and presents for the first time the complete spectrum of his work. "Jean Dunand, one of the foremost exponents of the French Art Deco stye, was known chiefly for his work in lacquered wood and metal. His prodigious output of furniture, screens, and decorative metal vessels culminated in a large commission for the decorative wall panels in the luxury liner Normandie in the 1930s. Marcilhac has produced an exhaustive biography and catalog of the accomplishments of Dunand and his sons, who worked with him until his death in 1942. The book is lavishly illustrated with large, spectacular color photographs and smaller, rather murky black-and-white photographs of the artist and his works. The text is mainly a chronological narrative of Dunand's professional life and is somewhat lacking in human interest." Contents are as follows: The Dunand family: a brief chronology -- Foreword / Bernard Dunand -- Jean Dunand: his life and career. The First World War ; The post-war era ; The Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (1925) ; Other events in the 1920s ; The Exposition Coloniale (1931) ; The liner L'Atlantique ; The Paris scene in the early 1930s ; The Normandie ; Exhibitions in 1936 and later ; Wartime in Paris -- Aspects of Jean Dunand's oeuvre. Sculpture ; Dinanderie ; Lacquer ; Army helmets ; The 'Victory Helmet' for Marshal Foch ; Ceremonial swords for members of the Institut of France ; Bookbinding ; Portraiture ; Fashion and jewellery -- Bernard Dunand and his works -- Pierre Dunand and his works -- Catalogue of works. Jean Dunand ; Bernard Dunand ; Pierre Dunand. VG/VG: As new exlibrary book. Stamp on half-title page. Stamp on last page. Sticker and due date card on back pasted end page. Stamp on top text block. Sticker on dust jacket at the base of the spine.

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