Palm Beach Visual Arts
2016Pollack, Deborah C.
200 pages (color)
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1877 Petit-Lancy, Switzerland - 1942 Paris, France. Known for: Art Deco sculptor, interior designer. lacquer work.
Jean Dunand was one of the most significant and influential artists of the Art Deco period who chose to work in multiple media including sculpture, lacquer-work and jewellery. He was born Jules John... Read full biography
Jean Dunand was one of the most significant and influential artists of the Art Deco period who chose to work in multiple media including sculpture, lacquer-work and jewellery. He was born Jules John Dunand in Petit-Lancy, Switzerland in 1877, changing his name to Jean in 1909. His father was a... Read full biography
Jean Dunand was one of the most significant and influential artists of the Art Deco period who chose to work in multiple media including sculpture, lacquer-work and jewellery. He was born Jules John Dunand in Petit-Lancy, Switzerland in 1877, changing his name to Jean in 1909. His father was a goldsmith which no doubt influenced Dunand’s pursuit of the decorative arts and he attended the École des Arts Industriels de Genève where he studied sculpture and metal work. After moving to Paris he... Read full biography
Jean Dunand was one of the most significant and influential artists of the Art Deco period who chose to work in multiple media including sculpture, lacquer-work and jewellery. He was born Jules John Dunand in Petit-Lancy, Switzerland in 1877, changing his name to Jean in 1909. His father was a goldsmith which no doubt influenced Dunand’s pursuit of the decorative arts and he attended the École des Arts Industriels de Genève where he studied sculpture and metal work. After moving to Paris he became an apprentice to the sculptor Jean Dampt and exhibited his work for the first time at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. Shortly afterwards he began to experiment with different techniques and materials the result of which was his move... Read full biography
Jean Dunand was one of the most significant and influential artists of the Art Deco period who chose to work in multiple media including sculpture, lacquer-work and jewellery. He was born Jules John Dunand in Petit-Lancy, Switzerland in 1877, changing his name to Jean in 1909. His father was a goldsmith which no doubt influenced Dunand’s pursuit of the decorative arts and he attended the École des Arts Industriels de Genève where he studied sculpture and metal work. After moving to Paris he became an apprentice to the sculptor Jean Dampt and exhibited his work for the first time at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. Shortly afterwards he began to experiment with different techniques and materials the result of which was his move in to dinanderie work. Using predominately copper, his beautiful pieces were regularly exhibited in the Salon de la N... Read full biography
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