Musée de l’École de Nancy, Nancy, France
The Death of the Swan Piano
In 1988 I was commissioned by Steinway to make a piano case (xxxxx). My immediate thoughts went to the great piano that Louis Majorelle designed in 1903. the marquetry was designed by Victor Prouvé. Provo’s solution was to make the marquetry look a bit like stained glass, with simple shapes and black outlines. The scene is of pond vegetation with water lilies. The swan is a recurring theme in French Art Nouveau (xxxx Spindler)
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Gallé box
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Majorelle piano