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Charlotte Perriand

Charlotte Perriand

Artist

WA-00028877

Mixed MediaGeometric Abstraction

Representation

None documented

6

Institutional Exhibitions

18

Works in Collection

25

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ446451 ULAN500015059

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Thonet Furniture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Three Modern Styles

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Objects: 1900 and Today

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1933

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/charlotte-perriand
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4564
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Geometric Abstraction

Medium

Mixed Media

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (18)

Prefabricated Kitchen Unit, Les Tournavelles, Arc 1800, Savoie, France

Prefabricated Kitchen Unit, Les Tournavelles, Arc 1800, Savoie, France

1975 · Polyester and fiberglas shell with unoxidized steel

233 × 155 × 68 cm (92 × 61 × 27 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kindergarten Stools from Les Arcs

Kindergarten Stools from Les Arcs

1968 · Pine and enameled steel

30 × 30 × 30 cm (11 3/4 × 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dining chair from Les Arcs, France

Dining chair from Les Arcs, France

1965 · Leather, chrome-plated steel

80.1 × 47 × 49.6 cm (31 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Room divider from the Maison du Brésil

Room divider from the Maison du Brésil

1959 · Oak, plywood, plastic, aluminum, formica

59 3/8 × 70 3/8 × 25 5/8" (150.9 × 178.8 × 65 cm)

Wall bookcase and blackboard from the Maison du Brésil

Wall bookcase and blackboard from the Maison du Brésil

1959 · Oak and slate

27 5/8 × 82 1/2 × 8 1/2" (70.1 × 209.6 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Daybed from the Maison du Brésil

Daybed from the Maison du Brésil

1959 · Oak and upholstered cushions

11 × 74 13/16 × 31 3/8" (27.9 × 190 × 79.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Room divider from the Maison du Brésil

Room divider from the Maison du Brésil

1959 · Oak, plywood, plastic, aluminum, formica

59 3/8 × 70 3/8 × 25 5/8" (150.9 × 178.8 × 65 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Shower door from the Maison du Brésil

Shower door from the Maison du Brésil

1959 · Aluminum

61 3/16 × 25 3/8" (155.4 × 64.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Table from the Maison du Brésil

Table from the Maison du Brésil

1959 · Tubular steel, formica, plywood, and plastic

33 7/8 × 27 9/16" (86 × 70 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Maison de la Tunisie Bench-Bookshelf

Maison de la Tunisie Bench-Bookshelf

1952 · Lacquered steel, aluminum, and pine

63 x 139 3/8 x 20 1/8" (160 x 354 x 51.1 cm)

Kitchen from the Unité d'Habitation, Marseille, France

Kitchen from the Unité d'Habitation, Marseille, France

1952 · Various materials

88 x 105 1/2 x 72" (223.5 x 268 x 182.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Maison de la Tunisie Bench-Bookshelf

Maison de la Tunisie Bench-Bookshelf

1952 · Lacquered steel, aluminum, and pine

63 x 139 3/8 x 20 1/8" (160 x 354 x 51.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stools

43 × 32 × 32 cm (17 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.); 41 × 32 × 32 cm (16 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Low chair

28 1/2 × 24 1/4 × 30 3/8" (72.4 × 61.6 × 77.2 cm)

Low chair

28 1/2 × 24 1/4 × 30 3/8" (72.4 × 61.6 × 77.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cabinet on Base

1934 · Aluminum, pine and walnut

49 3/16 in. × 8 ft. 3 7/8 in. × 17 7/8 in. (125 × 253.7 × 45.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Revolving Armchair

Revolving Armchair

1928 · Chrome-plated tubular steel and leather

29 3/4 x 22 x 21 1/4" (75.6 x 55.9 x 54 cm), seat h. 21 5/8" (54.9 cm)

Revolving Armchair

Revolving Armchair

1928 · Chrome-plated tubular steel and leather

29 3/4 x 22 x 21 1/4" (75.6 x 55.9 x 54 cm), seat h. 21 5/8" (54.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

18 published of 22 catalogued · 21 with image

MoMA
13 publishedof 17 catalogued17 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Maison de la Tunisie Bench-Bookshelf
1952 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Revolving Armchair
1928 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Low chair
1940 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Room divider from the Maison du Brésil
1959 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Prefabricated Kitchen Unit, Les Tournavelles, Arc 1800, Savoie, France (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Prefabricated Kitchen Unit, Les Tournavelles, Arc 1800, Savoie, France (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements1

Geometric Abstraction

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

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