VALENTINE SCHLEGEL (1925-2021) Untitled,1964, unique piece designed and executed for the architect Alain Pati in conjunction with the creation of a plaster fireplace for his Paris apartment. Architectural element. Plaster. Restoration. Height: 127cm - Length: 37cm - Depth: 21cm History, provenance and thanks : This architectural element by Valentine Schlegel was created in 1964 for the architect Alain Pati (Alain Patissier, dit) when he created a plaster fireplace for his Paris apartment. Two years later, the architect asked the sculptor-ceramist to work on the hall of a building he had designed in Courbevoie; she created the ceilings, painting and woodwork - the most important project of her career. We would like to thank Frédéric Sichel-Dulong, who collaborated on the mantelpiece and this architectural element, for the valuable information he provided on this work. Bibliography and related work: - Hélène Bertin -Valentine Schlegel: je dors, je travaille- Coédition future et Centre d'Art Contemporain de Brétigny, 2017. The fireplace made in 1964 for architect Alain Pati reproduced on page 111. - Yvonne Brunhammer -Valentine Schlegel - Cheminées, sculptures à vivre - 1964-1975- Catalogue of the exhibition held at Galerie La Demeure, Paris (June 3 - 29, 1975), Éditions de la galerie, Paris, 1975. The fireplace created in 1964 for the architect Alain Pati is reproduced on page 12. Related literature: Valentine Schlegel, l'art pour quotidien- Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée Fabre, Montpellier (May 12 - September 17, 2023), Éditions Snoeck/Musée Fabre, Gand/Montpellier, 2023.The photograph of the entrance hall of the Courbevoie building (Alain Pati architecte), where Valentine Schlegel was responsible for the ceiling, paintings and woodwork, reproduced on page 83.