Paul-Etienne Saïn French, 1904-1995
Height: 70.9 in.
Width of each panel: 25.4 in.
Total width: 101.6 in.
Further images
This exceptional Singes (Monkeys) four-panel folding screen is decorated with judge monkeys (because of their white beards) from the Parisian Jardin des Plantes.
The present screen launched Saïn's carreer when he won the gold medal at Salon des Artistes Français with this exact folding screen. Soon, multiple public and private commissions followed and the artist worked on major projects such as the Normandie liner interiors, where he collaborated with Jules Leleu, André Ardus and Jacques Quinet, amongst others.
Provenance
Private collection, Belgium Former Mrs. Lesage collection
Exhibitions
Salon des Artistes Français 1930, Applied arts section, gold medal.
Publications
Reproduced in La saga des Saïn by Raphaël Merindol Ed. Aubanel 1989 p. 70. Galerie Lefebvre Archives for a view of the screen in the studio with the artist.