Jean PROUVÉ - Facade panel embossed aluminium

Jean PROUVÉ (1901-1984) Facade panel, 1956. Rectangular facade panel made of wood covered with embossed aluminium sheet. H_170 cm W_70 cm. (Wear, scratches) Provenance: Development of the National Institute of Applied Sciences, Lyon. Bibliography: Patrick Sulzer, Jean Prouvé, Complete Works Vol. 4 1954-1984, Birkhäuser Edition, 2008, similar model reproduced p.131. This type of element is part of the public and university equipment programmes developed by Prouvé in the 1950s.