RENÉ GABRIEL (1890-1950) Rare "Caillebottis" armchair with stained oak frame, openwork latticework seat and back with fine studded stained beech strips, right-angled armrests, resting on straight front legs and saber back legs. Circa 1940-1941 (Restorations) Height 72 cm - Length 72 cm - Width 54 cm A 'Caillebottis' armchair in tinted oak and tinted beech (Restorations). 28 3/8 x 28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. HISTORICAL : Designed for the Service des reconstructions provisoires in 1940-1941. Collector's item, not used. PROVENANCE: Artcurial sale, March 13, 2019, lot 153 Private collection, France BIBLIOGRAPHY : Pierre Gencey, "René Gabriel", Norma, Paris, p. 217

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