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Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French, 1879–1933)
Small Cabinet, ca. 1916
Macassar ebony, gilt wood, ivory; 53 3/8 x 15 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (135.5 x 39 x 39 cm)
Galerie Vallois, Paris
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French, 1879–1933), Designer; Éditions Albert Morancé, Publisher
Design for a Boudoir-Library, 1918
Plate 12 from "Harmonies" Intérieurs de Ruhlmann, 1924
Collotype, pochoir, and letterpress on paper; 10 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (26.7 x 22.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French, 1879–1933), Designer; Desfossé & Karth, Manufacturer
Wallpaper, 1918
Printed paper; Framed: 41 1/2 x 22 in. (105.4 x 55.9 cm)
Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt
"David-Weill" Desk, ca. 1918–19
Amboyna, ivory, shagreen, silk; 37 1/2 x 47 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (95.3 x 120.7 x 74.9 cm)
Purchase, Edgar Kaufmann Jr. Gift, 1973 (1973.154.1)
"Colonette" Dressing Table, ca. 1919–20
Bur amboyna, ivory, ebony, silvered bronze, silk, glass; 47 1/2 x 43 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (120.7 x 109.9 x 59.8 cm)
Collection of Steven A. Greenberg
"Chariot" Sideboard, ca. 1921
Macassar ebony, ivory, mahogany, portor marble; 42 7/8 x 89 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (109 x 228 x 50 cm)
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
AMOA 430
Chiffonier, 1923
Amaranth, ivory, silk; 52 1/2 x 29 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (133.4 x 75.6 x 28.6 cm)
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Purchased with funds given by Joseph F. McCrindle, Mrs. Richard M. Palmer, Charles C. Paterson, Raymond Worgelt, and an anonymous donor (71.150.2a–b)
Table, 1923
Amaranth, ivory; 22 1/8 x 30 3/4 x 15 3/8 in. (56.2 x 78.1 x 39.1 cm)
Purchased with funds given by Joseph F. McCrindle, Mrs. Richard M. Palmer, Charles C. Paterson, Raymond Worgelt, and an anonymous donor (71.150.3)
Drop-front Desk, ca. 1923
Macassar ebony, ivory, leather; H. 44 1/4, W. 23 1/4, D. 14 7/8 in. (112.4 x 59.1 x 37.8 cm)
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923 (23.174)
Small Cabinet, ca. 1924
Amboyna, ivory; 44 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (112.4 x 29.2 x 29.8 cm)
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French, 1879–1933) and Henri Stéphany (French, dates unknown), Designers; Cornille & Cie, Lyon, for the Ruhlmann Atelier, Manufacturer
"Collectionneur" Textile, 1925
Silk and viscose; 133 1/8 x 50 in. (338 x 127 cm)
Musée des Tissus, Lyon
Inv. DET 127
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French, 1879–1933), Designer; Éditions Albert Lévy, Paris, Publisher
Plate II ("Exterior") from L'Hôtel du Collectionneur, 1925
Printed paper; 13 x 10 1/4 in. (33 x 26 cm)
Plate IV ("Grand Salon") from L'Hôtel du Collectionneur, 1925
Pair of Lamps, ca. 1925
Silvered bronze, glass; Each: 39 x 13 in. (99 x 33 cm)
"État" Cabinet, 1926
Macassar ebony, amaranth, ivory, silvered bronze; 50 1/4 x 33 1/4 x 14 in. (127.6 x 84.5 x 35.6 cm)
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1925 (25.231.1)
"Nicolle" Cabinet, 1926
Macassar ebony, tortoiseshell, ivory, silvered bronze; 44 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (113 x 95.3 x 46.4 cm)
Collection of Dianne Wallace, New York
Vase (Model 3), 1926
Decoration: Adrien-Auguste Leduc, 1930
Porcelain, silvered bronze; 8 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (22.3 x 24.9 cm)
The Montreal Museum of Fines Arts
Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection
Inv. D95.137.1
"Cla-Cla" Table, ca. 1926
Oak; Base: 27 1/8 x 16 in. (68.8 x 40.6 cm); Top: 23 3/4 x 31 1/4 in. (60.3 x 79.4 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chow, 1986 (1986.399.2)
Tripod Table, 1928
Rosewood, gilt bronze; 25 3/8 x 19 3/4 in. (64.5 x 50 cm)
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Purchase, Société Générale/Fimat Funds
Inv. 2003.90
Daybed, ca. 1928
Macassar ebony, silvered bronze, modern upholstery; 29 3/8 x 63 x 22 7/8 in. (74.5 x 160 x 58 cm)
Collection of Clyde and Kay Davis, Pound Ridge, New York