222 - 222 JULES LELEU (1883–1961) DESIGNER OF THE MODEL—PRODUCTION GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE JEAN PROUVÉ WORKSHOPS “Model designed and produced around 1936 for the Geoffroy de Martel Sanatorium in Janville on the Plateau d’Assy in Passy (Haute-Savoie)—Abraham and Le Même, architects.” Pair of armchairs; sloping backs, cuffed armrests. Stamped sheet metal frames, welded and lacquered red. Seat and backrest frames made of metal strip. Seat and backrest cushions, not original, in white tufted fabric.

222 JULES LELEU (1883–1961) DESIGNER OF THE MODEL—PRODUCTION GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE JEAN PROUVÉ WORKSHOPS “Model designed and produced around 1936 for the Geoffroy de Martel Sanatorium in Janville on the Plateau d’Assy in Passy (Haute-Savoie)—Abraham and Le Même, architects.” Pair of armchairs; sloping backs, cuffed armrests. Stamped sheet metal frames, welded and lacquered red. Seat and backrest frames made of metal strip. Seat and backrest cushions, not original, in white tufted fabric. H. 88 cm - W. 60 cm - D. 80 cm Oxidation, scattered chips in the lacquer, replacement cushions. Provenance: X. Collection, North. This piece originally came from the Geoffroy de Martel Sanatorium in Janville on the Plateau d’Assy in Passy (Haute-Savoie)—designed by architects Abraham and Le Même. Public collections and related works: Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne-Billancourt - An identical model is held in this institution’s collections under inventory number 97.8.555. Exhibitions and related works: - Leleu, 50 Years of Furniture and Decoration, 1920–1970 - Roubaix, La Piscine—André Diligent Museum of Art and Industry, Roubaix, June 15–September 16, 2007; Boulogne-Billancourt, Musée des Années Trente, September 25, 2007, through January 6, 2008. An identical model was exhibited during this event. - Prouvé-Takis - Brussels, Patinoire Royale, April 22 through October 22, 2016. An identical model, attributed to Jean Prouvé, was exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - *L'Architecture Française* - No. 55-56, February–March 1946. An identical model (detail) is reproduced on page 59 in a photograph of a room in the sanatorium. - Françoise Véry and Pierre Saddy - Henry Jacques Le Même: Architect in Megève - Éditions Mardaga, Brussels/Liège, 1988. An identical model (detail) is reproduced on page 141 in a photograph of a room in the sanatorium. - Emmanuel Bréon and Michèle Lefrancois - The Museum of the 1930s - Somogy Éditions d’Art, Paris, 1998. An identical model is reproduced on page 110. - Leleu, 50 Years of Furniture and Decor, 1920–1970 - Catalog of the traveling exhibition held at La Piscine—André Diligent Museum of Art and Industry, Roubaix (June 15–September 16, 2007), and at the Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt (September 25, 2007–January 6, 2008), Somogy Éditions d’Art, Paris, 2007. Identical models reproduced on pages 96 and 99. - Prouvé-Takis - Catalog of the exhibition organized in collaboration with François Laffanour—Downtown Gallery—and Stavrooos Mihalarias at the Patinoire Royale, Brussels (April 22–October 22, 2016), Éditions de la Patinoire Royale, Brussels, 2016. Identical model reproduced on pages 40 and 43. Expert: Mr. Emmanuel EYRAUD - 01 45 54 97 51 - info@eyraud.paris