Jean Després, Jeweler and Goldsmith, Art Deco and Modernity, Melissa Gabardi – Book

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Discover the book ” Jean Després. Bijoutier et orfèvre entre Art déco et modernité » Melissa Gabardi’s book is a definitive work on one of the most innovative artists of the 1920s and 30s. This impressive volume from Éditions Norma (23 x 30.5 cm, 224 pages in French, 350 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket, ISBN 9782915542196) presents the first exclusive retrospective dedicated to Jean Després, whose work is extensively represented in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. New and sealed, this magnificently illustrated book reveals how Després, trained in Paris and close to Braque, Picasso, and Modigliani, revolutionized jewelry and goldsmithing in silver, pewter, vermeil, and silver-plated metals.

Through clean lines, harmonious volumes, and understated ornamentation, the artist has successfully combined the elegance of Art Deco with modernity, offering affordable jewelry adorned with onyx, coral, turquoise, or lapis lazuli, as well as hand-hammered tableware and religious silverware (pitchers, teapots, candelabra, cutlery). An essential book for collectors, decorative art enthusiasts, and lovers of 20th-century design.

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