PAIR OF GRUYERE TABLES BY ANDRE DUBREUIL
Référence :
André Dubreuil imagined this pair of “GRUYERE” tables at the end of the 90s, for a couple of collectors. The iron base is cut with circular openings, and matches the bronze inserts on the top. This pair appears in Jean-Louis Gaillemin’s reference work, André Dubreuil, poète du fer (André Dubreuil, poète du fer) published by NORMA
Length : 27.56 in / 70 cm
Height : 24.02 in / 61 cm
Width : 20.47 in / 52 cm
Weigth : 33.07 lb / 15 kg
Designer: André Dubreuil (1951-2022)
In April 2022, the press and the art world unanimously hailed the genius of André Dubreuil, who passed away in the year of his 71st birthday. An ace of recuperation and a “poet of iron”, to use the title of the book dedicated to him by Jean-Louis Gaillemin, Dubreuil evolved on the margins of fashion, even in reverse, giving precedence to form and aesthetics in a decade steeped in functionalism. André Dubreuil has always preferred to work on one-off pieces and always refuses re-editions. Also in the sense that he will never cease to look for new material to work with, new material effects to invent. For example, he uses wrought iron, whose matt black colour he adopts to dress it in patinated, enamelled and engraved metals, like so many skins tattooed with geometric patterns or evoking algae and branches.
Year of edition: 1999-2000
Origin: France
Materials: Oxidized iron base, bronze top
State: Very nice patina, wear consistent with age and use
Guarantee of authenticity: This pair of tables is composed of two unique copies issued with their certificate issued in 2000 by the Galerie Mougin.
