JEAN-CLAUDE MAUGIRARD (B. 1940) - COLLECTION GLADYS FABRE (B - Lot 260

JEAN-CLAUDE MAUGIRARD (B. 1940) - COLLECTION GLADYS FABRE (B. 1942) - ART HISTORIAN@ Prototype for the experimental Containers (Minimal Art) series, never published, 1969, unique piece created for Gladys Fabre. Midway unit with system and castors. The frame has two hinged boxes in orange lacquer on lath. The interior features a niche, 3 flaps and 4 metal-plated drawers. Damage and missing parts, missing and/or defective hinges, scratches and numerous cracks in the lacquer. Closed: H. 120 cm - L. 76 cm - W.76 cm - Open in L: H. 120 cm - L. 115 cm - W.115 cm Exhibition: Le Multiple - Festival Sigma III, Bordeaux, 1969 - Jean-Claude Maugirard, in charge of the scenography for this avant-garde exhibition, probably included our piece. Bibliography: - CREE - Créations et Recherches Esthétiques Européennes - Revue Internationale d'Architecture et de Design - N° 1, October-November 1969. Our piece is reproduced in chapter 4 devoted to Jean-Claude Maugirard. - Connaissance des Arts - N° 212, October 1969. Our furniture can be seen in the photographic report on Gladys and Hubert Fabre's Paris apartment, published on pages 100 to 111.