“L’amour soutient, souffle, soulage, sourit, soupire, soulève, soumet, soûle”, circa 1945
Rectangular box with two compartments and lids in gilded bronze bearing the inscription in navy blue enamel ‘Love supports, breathes, relieves, smiles, sighs, lifts, submits, intoxicates’ and an angel of love carved in bas-relief.
Interior lined with cork.
Provenance : Collection privée, France.
Literature :
– « Line Vautrin, Poesie in Metall », collection Anne Bokelberg, catalogue d’exposition, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hambourg, 16 avril-29 juin 2003, similar model reproduced p. 105, n°51.
– « Line Vautrin », C. & C. Boutonnet, R. Ortiz, catalogue d’exposition, L’Arc en Seine, Paris, 6 décembre 2002-31 janvier 2003, similar model reproduced p. 25.
– « Rébus », Line Vautrin, Pascale Laurent & Patrick Mauriès, éd. Gallimard, Paris, 1994, similar model reproduced p. 17.
24 000,00€incl. VAT
In stock
| Dimensions | 3 cm (1 1/8 in) x 16 cm (6 1/4 in) x 6,3 cm (2 1/2 in) |
|---|---|
| Poids | 0,400 kg |
An artist defying categorisation, Line Vautrin (1913-1997) was dubbed ‘The Poetess of Metal’ by Vogue magazine as early as 1948.
Through her works, this French artist expresses her desire for freedom and stands out thanks to her original style, which breaks with post-war artistic conventions.
We take a look back at this major figure in 20th-century French decorative arts with a selection of boxes, powder compacts, jewellery in bronze or talosel…