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In the 20th century, designers of French furniture in the Art Nouveau style began to take inspiration from Rococo pieces of around 1750. With its gently curving forms, this bench exhibits the Majorelle firm's version of this refined taste. It is presently covered with a Japanese brocade of about 1900.

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  • Title: Bench
  • Creator: Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926)
  • Date Created: c. 1900
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 75 x 118.1 x 40.7 cm (29 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 16 in.)
  • Provenance: (Lillian Nassau, New York).
  • Type: Furniture and woodwork
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.28
  • Medium: gilt wood
  • Department: Decorative Art and Design
  • Culture: France, Nancy, late 19th-early 20th Century
  • Credit Line: James Parmelee Fund
  • Collection: Furniture
  • Accession Number: 1971.28

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