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Fauteuil Toi et Moi by Yves Marthelot

About the Item

F3E0098 A unique and magnificent 'loveseat' by Yves Marthelot, designed and made by the artist in Paris in 1982, using antique and contemporary silks and velvet, and of exceptional scale and complexity. Yves Marthelot is a French artist and designer born in 1949. He created, in a relatively short period of time, an influential series of magnificent and unique pieces of often upholstered 'art' furniture. Working in Paris in the late 1970's and through the 1980's, Marthelot was recognised and collected by Karl Lagerfeld, Andrée Putman and Madeleine Castaing, who encouraged him to experiment increasingly boldly with his unconventional materials. In America Andy Warhol and Bruce M. Newman both acquired several pieces, Newman and Alastair Duncan including six of them in their definitive book Fantasy Furniture , Rizzoli, New York, 1989, alongside works by Gaudí, Majorelle and Rupert Carabin. His works were exhibited in 1989 at the National Academy of Design in New York, and the Brooklyn Museum holds three pieces in their permanent collection. Marthelot also exhibited in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, in 1984 and several works remain in private collections there. An avid collector himself, Marthelot scoured the Marché aux Puces for the elements he combined for his works. Often working to specific commissions, and occasionally creating complete installations within collector’s homes, he was later supported by the Galliera Museum in Paris for his work including historic and contemporary textiles. Marthelot acknowledges many influences that contributed to his unique style, but above all a love of theatre and ‘carnival’ in all its senses, as well as historical styles, from the baroque to the unrestrained luxury of the French Napoleon III period. In Le Nouvel Observateur Phillipe Carteron described his work as “..poetry, ...with a generous nature, ...a sensibilty of Matisse and the naivety of Rousseau”.

Dimensions:
Height: 37.4 in (95 cm)Width: 51.2 in (130.05 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Velvet
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1982
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: F3E00981stDibs: LU86461230312

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