.jpg?w=1)
Lot Essay
cf. for images of Jean Dupas' final painting of Les Perruches see:
Art et Décoration, July 1925, p. 118 for an illustration of the painting in situ in the Hôtel du Collectionneur pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Moderne, Paris, 1925;
F. Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, Paris, 1984, p. 92 for an illustration in situ.
The present lot, depicting the profile of a woman with a tall black hat, is clearly related to Jean Dupas' painting 'Les Perruches,' his best known work. 'Les Perruches' was the focal point of the central room at Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann's Hôtel du Collectionneur -- the showcase for the finest French style of the period at the Parisian 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. The here offered work is a detail of one of the five women portrayed in Dupas' masterpiece. While the subject of 'Les Perruches' is ambiguous, the women in this quintet may represent the five passions: True Love stands nude, caressing a dove; Trivial Love lies in the foreground, her arms extended towards the doves flying above; Innocence stands in a pink pattered dress, playing with parakeets; the woman standing in the dark dress may represent Jealousy; and Generosity, whose face and tall black hat are adorned with ribbon and flowers is depicted in the painting offered here, kneels in a blue dress, surrounded by fruit.
This work will be included in the Jean Dupas catalogue raisonnée currently being prepared by Romain Lefebvre.
caption: Jean Dupas, Les Perruches, painted for the Salon of the Hôtel du Collectionneur, Exposition International, Paris, 1925.
Art et Décoration, July 1925, p. 118 for an illustration of the painting in situ in the Hôtel du Collectionneur pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Moderne, Paris, 1925;
F. Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, Paris, 1984, p. 92 for an illustration in situ.
The present lot, depicting the profile of a woman with a tall black hat, is clearly related to Jean Dupas' painting 'Les Perruches,' his best known work. 'Les Perruches' was the focal point of the central room at Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann's Hôtel du Collectionneur -- the showcase for the finest French style of the period at the Parisian 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. The here offered work is a detail of one of the five women portrayed in Dupas' masterpiece. While the subject of 'Les Perruches' is ambiguous, the women in this quintet may represent the five passions: True Love stands nude, caressing a dove; Trivial Love lies in the foreground, her arms extended towards the doves flying above; Innocence stands in a pink pattered dress, playing with parakeets; the woman standing in the dark dress may represent Jealousy; and Generosity, whose face and tall black hat are adorned with ribbon and flowers is depicted in the painting offered here, kneels in a blue dress, surrounded by fruit.
This work will be included in the Jean Dupas catalogue raisonnée currently being prepared by Romain Lefebvre.
caption: Jean Dupas, Les Perruches, painted for the Salon of the Hôtel du Collectionneur, Exposition International, Paris, 1925.