Unclassifiable artist, Line Vautrin (1913-1997) was named \u201cThe poetess of metal\u201d by Vogue magazine in 1948.
\nThis French artist expressed her desire for freedom through her works and stood out thanks to her original style which broke with the artistic conventions of the post-war period.
\nA look back at this major artist of the 20th French decorative arts with a selection of boxes, powder boxes, bronze or talosel jewellery\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rectangular box in gilded bronze and polychrome enamel bearing the inscription in capital letters “La reconnaissance est la m\u00e9moire du c\u0153ur”, a saying by Jean-Baptiste Massieu (1772-1846). Interior lined with cork.
\nSigned “Line Vautrin”.
\nVery good original condition, the cork has been replaced.<\/p>\n
Provenance : Private collection, France.<\/p>\n
Literature :
\n– \u00ab Line Vautrin \u00bb, C. et C. Boutonnet, R. Ortiz, catalogue d\u2019exposition, L\u2019Arc en Seine, Paris, 6 de\u0301cembre 2002-31 janvier 2003, similar model reproduced p. 5.
\n\u00ab Line Vautrin, Poesie in Metall \u00bb, collection Anne Bokelberg, Museum f\u00fcr Kunst und Gewerbe, Hambourg, 16 avril-29 juin 2003, catalogue d\u2019exposition, similar model reproduced p.83, n\u00b014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40099,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2625],"product_tag":[3775,2962,2961],"class_list":{"0":"post-40106","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-items","7":"product_tag-box-in-gilded-bronze-by-line-vautrin","8":"product_tag-the-gallery-chastel-marechal-buys-and-sells-line-vautrin-pieces-and-mirrors","9":"product_tag-the-gallery-chastel-marechal-is-specialized-in-line-vautrin-pieces-since-1994-en","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n