Lot n° 31
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Yonel LEBOVICI (1937-1998) - Lot 31
Yonel LEBOVICI (1937-1998)
Soucoupe lamp, small model, created in 1978
Polished aluminum, nickel-plated steel, black epoxy steel base, dichroic light
Signed on the lower base Lebovici Y n°8
Dimensions: height: 50 cm, diameter: 45 cm.
Provenance:
Acquired from Galerie Jacques Lacoste in 2009
Bibliography :
Similar model reproduced in:
-Michèle Chartier, "Yonel Lebovici, sculpteur de haut niveau", Stein Ouaki edition, Paris, 1995, page 58
-Delphine and Yorane Lebovici, "Yonel Lebovici 1937-1998", exhibition catalog, YP Art expo, 2003, page 87
French designer Yonel Lebovici belongs to the generation that, from the 1960s onwards, radically rethought the place of the object. Trained in aeronautics and then in the applied arts, he quickly developed a personal language, nourished by his taste for industrial materials, the play of light and formal experimentation. After a spell with sculptor Serge Mansau, he opened his own studio in Paris and turned to exploring Plexiglas, a material to which he gave an unprecedented sculptural dimension. Over the years, Lebovici has affirmed an aesthetic that is both conceptual and playful, in which everyday objects are often hijacked to become functional sculptures.
Alongside his personal research, he created numerous interior fittings and designed furniture for prestigious houses such as Lanvin, Lancel and Hermès. Yonel Lebovici passed away prematurely in 1998, leaving behind a resolutely visionary body of work.
A 'Soucoup' lamp small model by Yonel Lebovici
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