the strange and subtle luxury of the Parisian haute-monde in the Art Deco period Martin-Vivier, Pierre-Emmanuel. creator Frank, Jean-Michel 1895-1941 text bibliography nyu New York Rizzoli 2008 monographic eng fre

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399 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. Jean-Michel Frank: designing the absolute: preface / Bruno Foucart -- Rediscovering an artist -- [I.] The life of Jean-Michel Frank : In the shadow of Silberman -- Jean-Michel Frank, amateur -- Jean-Michel Frank, interior designer and man about town -- [II.] The interior design of Jean -Michel Frank : The invention of a style -- The consecration of a style -- The blossoming of a style -- A collective enterprise -- The haute couture interior designer -- The stage designer -- An international career -- [III.] From concept to marketing : The designers -- The Rue Montauban Atelier -- Production and sales -- [IV.] The esthetics of renunciation : The negation of interior decoration -- Occasional quotations -- An avant-garde clientele -- Literary modernism -- [V.] Jean-Michel Frank's work as an artistic director : A designer's work -- Contributions from Frank's artists -- Frank and the French style -- The Frank moment. Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier ; preface by Bruno Foucart ; foreword by Alice Frank. Originally published: Paris, France : Norma, c2006, under title: Jean-Michel Frank : l'étrange luxe du rien. Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-393) and index. e-fr--- Frank, Jean-Michel 1895-1941 Criticism and interpretation Frank, Jean-Michel 1895-1941 Interior decoration France History 20th century Furniture design France History 20th century Decoration and ornament France Art deco 747.092 MAR 9780847830299 (hbk.) 070803 20240117103407.0