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Joseph SAVINA (1901-1983) Seiz Breur armchair Solid oak and chestnut, carved and patinated with walnut stain. The central medallion of the backrest is carved with neo-Bardic motifs and framed by four bars forming a radiating pattern. Incised broken lines on the belt. Original leather seat. Tréguier, Atelier d'Art Celtique, circa 1928-1930. Height 85cm x Width 55cm x Depth 53cm Joseph Savina, a young designer, discovered the work of Jeanne Malivel, probably without ever having met her, and certainly after her death. It was a revelation, as evidenced by the palpable influence of the Seiz Breur founder on our chair. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest holds a preparatory watercolour drawing of our armchair in its Joseph Savina archive. To date, only two other examples are known to exist: one at the Wolfsonian-FIU in Miami, the other in a private collection in Brittany. Bibliography: -René Le Bihan in Modernité et régionalisme, Bretagne, 1918-1945 , Pierre Mardaga éditeur, 1986. An armchair from this series, with a similar frame but different decoration, is reproduced on page 131. -Olivier Levasseur in "Jeanne Malivel, une artiste engagée ...". Actes du colloque du 15 avril 2023 à l'INHA, ed. ASIA, 2023. Watercolor preparatory drawing of the above-mentioned armchair reproduced on page 58.
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Joseph SAVINA (1901-1983) Seiz Breur armchair Solid oak and chestnut, carved and patinated with walnut stain. The central medallion of the backrest is carved with neo-Bardic motifs and framed by four bars forming a radiating pattern. Incised broken lines on the belt. Original leather seat. Tréguier, Atelier d'Art Celtique, circa 1928-1930. Height 85cm x Width 55cm x Depth 53cm Joseph Savina, a young designer, discovered the work of Jeanne Malivel, probably without ever having met her, and certainly after her death. It was a revelation, as evidenced by the palpable influence of the Seiz Breur founder on our chair. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest holds a preparatory watercolour drawing of our armchair in its Joseph Savina archive. To date, only two other examples are known to exist: one at the Wolfsonian-FIU in Miami, the other in a private collection in Brittany. Bibliography: -René Le Bihan in Modernité et régionalisme, Bretagne, 1918-1945 , Pierre Mardaga éditeur, 1986. An armchair from this series, with a similar frame but different decoration, is reproduced on page 131. -Olivier Levasseur in "Jeanne Malivel, une artiste engagée ...". Actes du colloque du 15 avril 2023 à l'INHA, ed. ASIA, 2023. Watercolor preparatory drawing of the above-mentioned armchair reproduced on page 58.
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