Marc Du Plantier, Two painted panels

Marc Du Plantier (1901-1975)

Two painted pannels
Circa 1956

Two painted panels depicting, in a refined geometric setting, Jean Le Louet sitting on a fireside chair, a woman sitting on the floor following a conversation with two women and a man.
These works come from the exceptional painted décor that adorned the dining room of Marc Du Plantier’s Parisian apartment, created by his own hand around 1936.

Left panel :
Height 211 cm (83 1⁄8 in) - Width 133,5 cm (52 1⁄2 in)

Rright panel :
Height 210,5 cm (82 7⁄8 in) - Width 151 cm (59 1⁄2 in)

Provenance :
- Dining room in Marc Du Plantier’s apartment, Rue du Belvédère, Boulogne-Billancourt.
- Private collection of Léo Castelli, prominent contemporary art dealer, France.
- Thence by descent.
- Acquired from the above by the gallery Chastel-Maréchal.

Literature :
- « Les Décorateurs des années 40 », our panels reproduced p. 181.
- « Marc Du Plantier », Yves Badetz, éd. Norma, Paris, 2010, our panelsl reproduced p. 100, 101 et 393.
- La Décoration d’Aujourd’hui, 1938, p. 24.