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Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier

Room divider from l’Unité d’Habitation Air France, Brazzaville

Ateliers Jean Prouvé and André Chetaille
France, 1952
lacquered wood, stained teak, enameled aluminum 85¼ h × 88½ w × 25 d in (217 × 225 × 63 cm)
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $30,240
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Room divider features fifteen doors concealing nine drawers and twelve shelves to one side while the other side features two doors with pass-through access to storage.
provenance: l'Unité d'Habitation, Brazzaville, Congo | Sotheby's, New York, Important 20th Century Design, 8 June 2005, Lot 69 | Private Collection
literature: Charlotte Perriand: Un Art d'Habiter, Barsac, pg. 332

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I’m very interested in the life of houses. Everything is created from within, if you will — needs, gestures, a harmony, a euphoric arrangement, if possible, in relation to an environment ... After all, we are a part of the universe.

Charlotte Perriand

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