{"product_id":"pierre-legrain-rothschild-chair","title":"PIERRE LEGRAIN - ROTHSCHILD CHAIR","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003ePierre Legrain, Rothschild chair | France, Circa 1920 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003ePainted linden and plywood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eBibliography: Laurence Salmon, Pierre Legrain : reliures, meubles, cadres, Paris, 2019, P. 318.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 37\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eH 76 x L 44,5 x P 54 cm \/ H 29.9 x W 17.5 x D 21.2 in. Hauteur d’assise \/ Seating height : 39 cm \/ 15.3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scenersgallery.com\/pages\/contact\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePRICE ON REQUEST\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #adadad;\"\u003eABOUT \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scenersgallery.com\/collections\/pierre-legrain-1888-1929\"\u003ePIERRE LEGRAIN\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-39 citation-end-39\"\u003ePierre Legrain holds a pivotal, transitional place in 1920s French design.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-38 citation-end-38\"\u003eStarting as a bookbinder, his career shifted when couturier Jacques Doucet commissioned him to design custom bindings and interiors.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-37 citation-end-37\"\u003eLegrain synthesized Cubist geometry and non-Western artistic forms, such as African seatings and forms, with rich traditional materials like ebony, shagreen, parchment and mother of pearl.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-36 citation-end-36\"\u003eWhile tied to the luxury of high Art Deco, he favored structural tension and rupture over the seamless harmony of contemporaries like Ruhlmann.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-35 citation-end-35\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eA co-founder of the modernist Union des Artistes Modernes (UAM) before his sudden death in 1929, Legrain's work served as a bridge between classic French craftsmanship and the modern avant-garde.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCENERS GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64189253976441,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2231\/5551\/files\/Alexandra_Dautel_SCENERS_0162.jpg?v=1786106229","url":"https:\/\/scenersgallery.com\/products\/pierre-legrain-rothschild-chair","provider":"SCENERS GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}