Jean PROUVÉ Large lighting bracket - circa 1950 Curved steel tube, hinged on a flat iron wall mounting plate, with a curved end on which the lighting socket is screwed. Steel wire tensioning cable ensures rigidity. Length: 155 cm Source : Apartment building, Air France, Dakar (Senegal) Artcurial sale, 15 April 2008, lot n°1 Private collection, Paris History : This type of lighting came in many sizes and variants, and was frequently used by Jean Prouvé, notably in his own house in Nancy, in the houses in Meudon, and with a handle in the Air France building in Brazzaville. Bibliography : Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé Complete Works, Volume 3: 1944-1954, Birkhaüser Edition, Basel, 2005, p.168-169, no. 1144 Jean PROUVÉ A lacquered steel wall light by Jean Prouvé - circa 1950 L.: 61.02 in.