Serge Manzon, Lamp

Serge Manzon (1930-1998)

Lamp
1975

A sculptural lamp whose base consists of two gilded brass quarter-circles encircling a wooden triangle that supports a lampshade formed by a chrome-plated metal hemisphere.
These geometric cutouts create a masterful interplay of volumes and lines.
This model was distributed by Pierre Cardin Edition.
Signed, numbered, and dated : 'Serge Manzon, 1975, 1/8'.

Height 47,5 cm (18 3/4 in) - Width 12 cm (4 3/4 in) - Depth 12 cm (4 3/4 in)

Provenance :
- Private collection, France.

Literature :
- Archives galerie Chastel-Maréchal ®, dessin d’un modèle de lampe variant reproduit.
- « Pierre Cardin Evolution », Benjamin Loyauté, Flammarion, 2006, variant lamp model reproduced pp. 160-161.
- « Les années 1970 », Anne Bony, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1993, variant lamp model reproduced p. 497.
- Photograph of André Putman in her parisian loft (Eric Robert, Getty Images).
- Photograph of André Putman in her parisian loft (source : instagram Beau-Traps).