{"product_id":"rare-pair-of-beechwood-armchairs-attributed-to-francis-jourdain-france-1930s","title":"Pair of Armchairs by Francis Jourdain, France, 1930's","description":"\u003cdiv align=\"justify\" div=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ePair of Beechwood armchairs with a raked back by Francis Jourdain produced in the 1930's built out of wood and intertwined rope strings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\" div=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eIconic model represented in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.centrepompidou.fr\/cpv\/ressource.action?param.id=FR_R-2496a564e3934a365334da2dfe47a593\u0026amp;param.idSource=FR_O-31864a1dbb1d85fee58d906f55b75b61\"\u003ePompidou Museum in Paris\u003c\/a\u003e and a sketch of this creation can be found on the artist's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Jourdain#\/media\/File:Francis_Jourdain_417_fauteuil_1930.jpg\"\u003ewikipedia page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #666666;\"\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Francis Jourdain \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e: France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the style of\u003c\/strong\u003e: Art Deco \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of Manufacture\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1930's \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials and techniques: \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e- Carved Beechwood\u003cbr\u003e- Intertwined Rope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent, fully restored \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear: \u003c\/strong\u003eLight \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:  \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight: 79 cm I Width: 64 cm I Depth: 73 cm  \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSeat Height:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e36 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 kg \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of items:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout Francis Jourdain (1876-1958)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\" div=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePainter, furniture maker, interior designer, maker of ceramics and other decorative arts Francis Jourdain was a pioneer of the Art Nouveau style and distinguished as a decorator after the Villa Majorelle project in Nancy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\" div=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJourdain published many articles on modern art and aesthetics in which he attacked the ostentatious luxury that was typical of contemporary French design. His own designs were simple, with straightforward construction.\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\" div=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eHe collaborated with Le Corbusier in 1920 in publishing a journal titled \u003ci\u003eL'esprit nouveau\u003c\/i\u003e, subsidized by the government. It advocated standardization and industrial production as an alternative to individual design, as a requirement to rebuild the shattered French society and economy of the years following World War I.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\" div=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1545\/3043\/files\/Francis_Jourdain_417_fauteuil_1930_large.jpeg?v=1484233194\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Jourdain#\/media\/File:Francis_Jourdain_417_fauteuil_1930.jpg, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Jourdain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 270px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 240px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 240px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Francis Jourdain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28995408978,"sku":"","price":2720.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1545\/3043\/products\/pair-of-armchairs-by-francis-jourdain-france-1930s-armchair-chaise-meubles-exterieur-937.jpg?v=1613374707","url":"https:\/\/www.spiritgallery.ma\/en\/products\/rare-pair-of-beechwood-armchairs-attributed-to-francis-jourdain-france-1930s","provider":"Spirit Gallery ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}