Side chair

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer

1910–14 · Walnut, leather, brass · Modern and Contemporary Art

This side chair comes from the dining room designed for the Paris apartment of the engineer Auguste Rateau. The project was overseen by Lévy-Dhurmer, a ceramist who turned to painting and decorating. Each room was conceived according to a unified theme, in this case wisteria, a symbol of welcome. Lévy-Dhurmer entrusted the execution of his designs to a number of highly skilled makers. The woodwork and furniture were made by Édouard-Louis Collet, who covered the door and wall panels with perfectly book-matched quartered walnut veneer inlaid with purplish amaranth wood representing clusters of wisteria blossoms. The embossed leather chair upholstery was supplied by M. Leroy-Desrivières. For more information on the full room, refer to MMA 66.244.1-.25.

Artist

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer

Date

1910–14

Medium

Walnut, leather, brass

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966