Paul-Etienne Saïn French, 1904-1995
Total width: 101.6 in.
Height: 70.9 in.
Further images
Exceptional Singes (Monkey) folding screen, Its four panels are decorated with judge monkeys (because of their white beards) from Parisian Jardin des Plantes, "Garden of the Plants.”
By winning the gold medal at Salon des Artistes Français, our Singe folding screen launched
Saïn’s career. Multiple public and private commissions followed and soon the artist was working on major projects like 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.