MICHEL MANGEMATIN (B. 1928) - Lot 218

MICHEL MANGEMATIN (B. 1928) Large round dining-room table. Star-shaped base made of three ribbed and crossed bronze slats. Original clear glass top with "polished joint" edges Circa 1960 (slight scratches) Height: 72 cm Diameter: 150 cm Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud Exhibition : Antagonismes 2, L'OBJET - Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, 1962. Variant in a low steel table presented at this legendary event, organized under the direction of François Mathey, where works by Yves Klein, Philippe Hiquily, Diego Giacometti, etc. were shown. Bibliography : - Collectif - Antagonismes 2, L'OBJET - Catalogue of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris exhibition organized in 1962 - Steel coffee table variant reproduced on page 86 of the catalog under number 314. - Plaisir de France - September 1970. The artist's complete salon reproduced to illustrate an article on the layout of the Château de Chazeron by Michel Mangematin and Roger Bruny. Historical background: After graduating from the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1957, Michel Mangematin spent time in the United States, working in the offices of Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Known for his work as an architect, he left behind very few furniture designs. This table successfully betrays his American experience with the great architects he worked for.