Jean-Michel-Frank Pair of guéridons, from the Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata, Argentina circa 1940 Painted iron. Each: 24 3/8 x 19 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (61.9 x 48.9 x 36.8 cm) Produced by Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel-Frank.
Provenance Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata, Argentina, circa 1940 Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel-Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 147 for a similar example Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel-Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, New York, 2006, p. 163 for a similar example Catalogue Essay Located on the Atlantic coast south of Buenos Aires, the Hotel Horizonte in Mar del Plata was one of Frank’s largest commissions during his brief time spent in Argentina while creative director of the firm Comte. Commissioned by socialite and collector María Mercedes Eloísa Saavedra Zelaya, the hotel was a favored summer destination for the Buenos Aires elite. Completed in 1942, the hotel was decorated entirely by Comte, which had been producing and retailing Jean-Michel-Frank’s designs since 1936. Read More Artist Bio Jean-Michel-Frank French • 1895 - 1941 Working in Paris, New York and Argentina, Jean-Michel-Frank designed subtle, exquisitely proportioned furniture and lighting for sophisticated interiors. His elite roster of patrons included the vicomte Charles de Noailles, the businessman and politician Nelson A. Rockefeller, the couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and the perfumer Guerlain, among many others. Against the backdrop of the interwar period, Frank designed calm, subdued interiors that offered refuge from the chaotic world. His furniture, which was often clad in vellum, bleached leather or shagreen, featured clean lines and served to complement the art collections of his clients, which included works by Picasso, Léger and Matisse. View More Works
Jean-Michel-Frank Pair of guéridons, from the Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata, Argentina circa 1940 Painted iron. Each: 24 3/8 x 19 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (61.9 x 48.9 x 36.8 cm) Produced by Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel-Frank.
Provenance Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata, Argentina, circa 1940 Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel-Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 147 for a similar example Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel-Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, New York, 2006, p. 163 for a similar example Catalogue Essay Located on the Atlantic coast south of Buenos Aires, the Hotel Horizonte in Mar del Plata was one of Frank’s largest commissions during his brief time spent in Argentina while creative director of the firm Comte. Commissioned by socialite and collector María Mercedes Eloísa Saavedra Zelaya, the hotel was a favored summer destination for the Buenos Aires elite. Completed in 1942, the hotel was decorated entirely by Comte, which had been producing and retailing Jean-Michel-Frank’s designs since 1936. Read More Artist Bio Jean-Michel-Frank French • 1895 - 1941 Working in Paris, New York and Argentina, Jean-Michel-Frank designed subtle, exquisitely proportioned furniture and lighting for sophisticated interiors. His elite roster of patrons included the vicomte Charles de Noailles, the businessman and politician Nelson A. Rockefeller, the couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and the perfumer Guerlain, among many others. Against the backdrop of the interwar period, Frank designed calm, subdued interiors that offered refuge from the chaotic world. His furniture, which was often clad in vellum, bleached leather or shagreen, featured clean lines and served to complement the art collections of his clients, which included works by Picasso, Léger and Matisse. View More Works
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