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Mar 3, 2017
Study for a Decoration for the Salle des Fêtes of the Town Hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement
Study for a Decoration for the Salle des Fêtes of the Town Hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement
1897
Victor Emile Prouvé
(French, 1858–1943)
Watercolor with black chalk framing lines on beige wove paper
Sheet: 45.9 x 64.5 cm (18 1/16 x 25 3/8 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2015.453
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The mural painting to which this drawing relates was one of two major designs that Victor Prouvé created for town halls throughout Paris; he also decorated the staircase of a public building in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a Paris suburb.
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An avid draftsman, Victor Prouvé was known for his role in the École de Nancy, a group of artists active in the art nouveau movement, which integrated fine and decorative arts. This drawing relates to Prouvé's design for a mural intended to decorate the community center in the town hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement. By creating sophisticated designs for a broad public in such spaces, the artist sought to forge a role for vanguard art in everyday life.
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