HÉLÈNE HENRY (1895-1961)
Les Clous, motif created in [1921].
Large roll of upholstery fabric (seats, walls, double curtains) made on a loom.
Artificial silk - double Jacquard with two wefts, schappe warp. 
Length: 16.5 m - Width: 1.35 m - Or 22.27 m2

Public collections: 
Center Pompidou, Paris - A color chart featuring an identical motif, with color variations, is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number AM2016-1-3.

Archive: 
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Washington DC - A wall hanging featuring an identical motif reproduced on a photograph by Thérèse Bonney is held in the archives of this institution under inventory number SIL-SIL-Bonney-STS019-A.

Exhibitions: 
- XVIe Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs - Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Paris, May 11 to July 8, 1926. A wall hanging with an identical motif presented at this show behind a dressing table by D.I.M. (Décoration Intérieure Moderne). 
- Hélène Henry: les tissus de la modernité - Villa Noailles, Hyères, June 25 to September 5, 2021. Identically patterned fabrics presented at this event. 

Bibliography:
- Art & Décoration - N°8, August 1928. A wall hanging with an identical motif reproduced on page 37 on a photograph of the furnishing of Robert Draëger's dining room by Francis Jourdain. 
- Art et Décoration - January 1931. An identical motif is reproduced on page 6, in an article devoted to Hélène Henry's fabrics. 
- L'Art vivant - June 1933. An identical motif reproduced on an advertisement for Hélène Henry fabrics. 
- Art et Industrie - September-October 1933. An identical motif reproduced on page 36, in an article devoted to the work of Hélène Henry. 
- Léon Moussinac - Francis Jourdain - Pierre Cailler Éditeur, Geneva, 1955. A wall hanging with an identical motif reproduced on plate 16 in a photograph of Francis Jourdain's arrangement of Robert Draëger's dining room.
- Stéphane Boudin-Lestienne and Alexandre Mare - Hélène Henry: les tissus de la modernité - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Villa Noailles, Hyères (June 25 - September 5, 2021), Éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo, Montreuil, 2021. Identical motif reproduced on page 57; identical motifs with color variations reproduced on pages 13, 25, 54, 56, 57, 58 and 59.
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HÉLÈNE HENRY (1895-1961) Les Clous, motif created in [1921]. Large roll of upholstery fabric (seats, walls, double curtains) made on a loom. Artificial silk - double Jacquard with two wefts, schappe warp. Length: 16.5 m - Width: 1.35 m - Or 22.27 m2 Public collections: Center Pompidou, Paris - A color chart featuring an identical motif, with color variations, is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number AM2016-1-3. Archive: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Washington DC - A wall hanging featuring an identical motif reproduced on a photograph by Thérèse Bonney is held in the archives of this institution under inventory number SIL-SIL-Bonney-STS019-A. Exhibitions: - XVIe Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs - Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Paris, May 11 to July 8, 1926. A wall hanging with an identical motif presented at this show behind a dressing table by D.I.M. (Décoration Intérieure Moderne). - Hélène Henry: les tissus de la modernité - Villa Noailles, Hyères, June 25 to September 5, 2021. Identically patterned fabrics presented at this event. Bibliography: - Art & Décoration - N°8, August 1928. A wall hanging with an identical motif reproduced on page 37 on a photograph of the furnishing of Robert Draëger's dining room by Francis Jourdain. - Art et Décoration - January 1931. An identical motif is reproduced on page 6, in an article devoted to Hélène Henry's fabrics. - L'Art vivant - June 1933. An identical motif reproduced on an advertisement for Hélène Henry fabrics. - Art et Industrie - September-October 1933. An identical motif reproduced on page 36, in an article devoted to the work of Hélène Henry. - Léon Moussinac - Francis Jourdain - Pierre Cailler Éditeur, Geneva, 1955. A wall hanging with an identical motif reproduced on plate 16 in a photograph of Francis Jourdain's arrangement of Robert Draëger's dining room. - Stéphane Boudin-Lestienne and Alexandre Mare - Hélène Henry: les tissus de la modernité - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Villa Noailles, Hyères (June 25 - September 5, 2021), Éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo, Montreuil, 2021. Identical motif reproduced on page 57; identical motifs with color variations reproduced on pages 13, 25, 54, 56, 57, 58 and 59.

Estimate
€8,000 - €12,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
HÉLÈNE HENRY (1895-1961) Les Clous, motif created in [1921]. Large roll of upholstery fabric (seats, walls, double curtains) made on a loom. Artificial silk - double Jacquard with two wefts, schappe warp. Length: 16.5 m - Width: 1.35 m - Or 22.27 m2 Public collections: Center Pompidou, Paris - A color chart featuring an identical motif, with color variations, is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number AM2016-1-3. Archive: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Washington DC - A wall hanging featuring an identical motif reproduced on a photograph by Thérèse Bonney is held in the archives of this institution under inventory number SIL-SIL-Bonney-STS019-A. Exhibitions: - XVIe Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs - Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Paris, May 11 to July 8, 1926. A wall hanging with an identical motif presented at this show behind a dressing table by D.I.M. (Décoration Intérieure Moderne). - Hélène Henry: les tissus de la modernité - Villa Noailles, Hyères, June 25 to September 5, 2021. Identically patterned fabrics presented at this event. Bibliography: - Art & Décoration - N°8, August 1928. A wall hanging with an identical motif reproduced on page 37 on a photograph of the furnishing of Robert Draëger's dining room by Francis Jourdain. - Art et Décoration - January 1931. An identical motif is reproduced on page 6, in an article devoted to Hélène Henry's fabrics. - L'Art vivant - June 1933. An identical motif reproduced on an advertisement for Hélène Henry fabrics. - Art et Industrie - September-October 1933. An identical motif reproduced on page 36, in an article devoted to the work of Hélène Henry. - Léon Moussinac - Francis Jourdain - Pierre Cailler Éditeur, Geneva, 1955. A wall hanging with an identical motif reproduced on plate 16 in a photograph of Francis Jourdain's arrangement of Robert Draëger's dining room. - Stéphane Boudin-Lestienne and Alexandre Mare - Hélène Henry: les tissus de la modernité - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Villa Noailles, Hyères (June 25 - September 5, 2021), Éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo, Montreuil, 2021. Identical motif reproduced on page 57; identical motifs with color variations reproduced on pages 13, 25, 54, 56, 57, 58 and 59.
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