Meret Oppenheim

Traccia Bronze and Gold Leaf Italian Table by Meret Oppenheim for Simon Gavina

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Documentation

Ample Provenance

Origin

Italy

Period

1920-1949

Materials

Bronze,gold leaf, wood

Dimensions

W.	20.87 in;	H.	25.2 in;	D.	26.77 in;
W.	53 cm;	H.	64 cm;	D.	68 cm;

Condition

Good.

Creation Date

1936

Description

Mod. "Traccia" Italian table designed by Meret Oppenheim in 1936, edited by Simon Gavina.
Composed of oval shape tabletop made of wood and covered with gold-leaf, and made of solid bronze legs.

Meret Oppenheim
An artist with a complex personality, a free and instinctive creativity, versatile in application of the various artistic techniques. After her move to Paris in 1932, she gets in contact with all the great masters of surrealism, such as Arp, Giacometti, Breton, Man Ray, Duchamp and Max Ernst who became her intimate companion. The surrealist movement had great influence in Oppenheim’s work but nevertheless she could create her own identity. Her most famous work “Déjeuner en fourrure” (Breakfast in fur), that was purchased by Alfred H. Barr from Charles Ratton Gallery for the MoMA in New York, dates back to these years. Back to Paris in 1939, she took part to the exhibition on “imaginary” furniture with Max Ernst and Leonor Fini; in that event, she presented the famous table with bird’s legs.

Styles / Movements

Mid Century, Modern

Dealer Reference Number

LA00300119

Incollect Reference Number

334916