Artist :  pierre d'avesn (1901-1990)

Title : ashtray project  

Technical and support: Pencil and Gouache drawing on tracing paper

Features of the work: This drawing on tracing paper was photographed against a black background

Dimensions: 40x29cm  

State : Well, a few small pinholes at the ends that will be almost invisible to the frame. It should be noted that the photos exaggerate the logical imperfections of the tracing paper. To put it simply, the works are much prettier in reality.

Origin : Certified origin, the invoice engages the responsibility of the gallery whent Authenticity of the work.

Why Bertrand likes: When you see the precision and finesse of pierre d'avesn , you immediately understand why René Lalique bet on him at a very young age. I find the rendering of the volumes in gouache and pastel incredible, one would almost believe that it is possible to handle these glass objects in the Art Deco style.

Why Nathan likes: René Lalique (1860-1945) marked the period of Art Nouveau and Art Deco with his personality. pierre d'avesn, his young protege from the next generation is a very gifted designer and his hyper-sophisticated drawings bring us back to this incredible period between the two wars.

Expert commentary and biography: Sculptor and draftsman, pierre d'avesn is a graduate of the School of Decorative Arts in Paris. His talent as a draftsman led him to be hired at the age of 14 by René Lalique for whom he worked for 10 years. Throughout his career, he worked as a designer for the biggest crystal factories: Saint Laurent, Daum, Holophane (Verlys) and Choisy le Roi. The magnificent drawings that we offer are preparatory works for the realization of crystal art objects created by the artist during the mid-1930s. These works were hung in the studio, hence the frequent presence of small pinholes at the ends. The general quality of his drawings and the objects to which they gave birth (bowls, vases, planters, especially tabletops, carafes, bookends, paperweights, etc.) show that at this time industrial production and art were not not incompatible. pierre d'avesn is undoubtedly after René Lalique, the most important creator of models and decorations in the Art Deco style in the field of industrial art crystal (press molded glass). The artist's works are characteristic of the Art Deco movement, which after the extravagance and curves of Art Nouveau shows a return to classical rigor: symmetry, stylized orders and floral decoration but severely framed.

This biography has been developed by us following our expertise and the various reference books on the artist in our possession, any copy is therefore prohibited.