161 - ROGER FÉRAUD (France, 1925–1999) for Dupré Hauser.

ROGER FÉRAUD (France, 1925–1999) for Dupré Hauser. Coat hook, 1950s. Enameled iron and wood. Measurements: 55 x 58 x 32 cm. Wall-mounted coat rack constructed from black-lacquered metal rod, with a structure that unfolds like a sculptural composition of curved lines. At the ends, the coat hooks are topped with polychrome wooden spheres in vivid colors, adding a playful and vibrant accent to the piece. The piece embodies a style characteristic of postwar French Modernism, where functionality is naturally integrated with a strong decorative flair. Roger Féraud was a sculptor and designer known primarily for his decorative metal pieces, particularly during the 1950s through the 1970s. His work lies at the intersection of sculpture and functional objects, within the French tradition of postwar decorative arts. He specialized in creating wall sculptures, screens, coat racks, and decorative elements made of wrought iron and lacquered metal, often painted in vivid colors. His compositions often incorporate stylized figures, musical motifs, characters, animals, or everyday scenes, rendered with a graphic, light, and almost sketch-like quality in space. Féraud was part of a generation of creators who explored the artistic nature of domestic objects, in line with other French designers and sculptors of the time. His pieces, sometimes produced in limited series, gained considerable international recognition and are today representative of mid-20th-century French decorative design, appreciated both for their aesthetic value and for their playful and expressive nature.