A PANEL BY EDOUARD DEGAINE BEARING THE "CACHET DE L'ATELIER"

FRANCE C.1920

"EPI DE MAIS - CORN BLADE" A SCULPTURED LACQUER RECTANGULAR PANEL HISTORIQUE ANCIENNE COLLECTION DES FILLES DE L'ARTISTE VENTE D'ATELIER PROVENANCE VENTE EDOUARD DEGAINE, PEINTRE ET LAQUEUR, BERNARD GALATEAU COMMISSAIRE-PRISEUR FELIX MARCILHAC, EXPERT, LIMOGES, 29 JANVIER 1989, NO 5 DU CATALOGUE, REPRODUIT EN COULEURS P.10. EDOUARD DEGAINE (1868-1967) ARTIST IN LACQUER AND PAINT, A CONTEMPORARY OF JEAN DUNAND, GASTON SUISSE, KATSU HAMANAKA AND EILEEN GRAY. A PUPIL OF L'ECOLE DES ARTS DECORATIFS DE PARIS FROM 1902 TO 1905. HE COLLABORATED IN 1929 WITH PIERRE LEGRAIN AND WORKED PERSONALLY IN THE STUDIO OF THE COUTURIER JACQUES DOUCET. A PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH 2 PANELS IS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS, PARIS. PRIOR TO THE 1914 WAR WORKED AS A DESIGNER IN TAPESTRY FOR AUBUSSON. AFTER 1918 HE EXHIBITED HIS WORK REGULARLY IN THE SALONS AND GALLERIES OF PARIS. HIS WORK IN LACQUER CONSTITUES A UNIQUE DEPARTURE AND THE PRESENTATION OF HIS WORKS FOR SALE ARE RARE OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO THE SCARCITY AND DIFFICULTY OF LOCATING THE JEALOUSLY GUARDED PIECES.

1FT 6" x 8 1/2"

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