1985.R.584-589, Chair, early 20th-mid 20th century

Fashion designer, Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, originally installed this chair, and eight others like it [1985.R.585, 1985.R.586, 1985.R.587, 1985.R.588, 1985.R.589], at Villa La Pausa, and they remained part of the villa's decor through the residency of Wendy and Emery Reves. 

One of the hallmarks of La Pausa was simplicity, a characteristic that applied not only to decoration but also to etiquette. Lunches and dinners were not served at a table but as a buffet. The height of the seats of the Louis XIII-style chairs meant that it was not always possible to sit comfortably at the neo-Gothic table [1985.R.590.A-B], whose source was probably an English grammar school. Today, the chairs are upholstered in pale green fabric, but they were originally covered with dark leather. 

Until 1953: Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel (1883-1971), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]

1953-1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, acquired from the above upon the sale of Villa La Pausa to Emery Reves, 1953 [1][2]

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [2]

[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 20.

[2] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.

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