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In the 20th century, designers of French furniture in the Art Nouveau style began to take inspiration from Rococo pieces of around 1750. With its gently curving forms, this bench exhibits the Majorelle firm's version of this refined taste. It is presently covered with a Japanese brocade of about 1900.
| Artist / Maker | Louis Majorelle |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1900 |
| Culture / Origin | France, Nancy |
| Medium | gilt wood |
| Dimensions | Overall: 75 x 118.1 x 40.7 cm (29 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 16 in.) |
| Department | Decorative Art and Design |
| Type | Furniture and woodwork |
About the Artist
Louis Majorelle, the son of a cabinet-maker, Auguste Majorelle, who worked in Nancy and specialized in reproduction 18th C. furniture. He was trained as a painter (under Millet in Paris) but gave up on painting and returned to Nancy to run the family workshops when his father died in 1879. Until 1890 he continued to work, like his father, in 18th C. styles for furniture. In the 1880s Gallé's first Art Nouveau pieces of furniture were made (in Nancy), and… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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