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Discover rare works from one of the most recognizable and versatile designers in the American Craft Movement.
From 1965 to 1972, Paul Evans produced a distinctive line of aluminum Studio and commercial works under the title “Argente” (French for silver). The works are characterized by the complex graphic “drawings” that populate the tessellated patterns created by the juxtaposition of opaque black and reflective silver. Due to inherent difficulties in producing the line, which created a dangerous studio environment, “Argente” is one of Evans’ shortest-lived, and now, most sought after series of works.
This unprecedented collection of original Paul Evans Argente studio works was acquired from three distinguished private collections. Each originally installed in the collectors’ homes by Evans himself, the works now offered for purchase have never been seen publicly. Given the scarcity of existing Argente pieces and their infrequent public availability, an assembly of this magnitude will possibly never be presented again. Today, the few remaining Argente works demonstrably showcase the Studio’s innovation of material and unabashed bravado of design and decoration.
To learn more about the designer and the Argente collection, view the catalog here.
From 1965 to 1972, Paul Evans produced a distinctive line of aluminum Studio and commercial works under the title “Argente” (French for silver). The works are characterized by the complex graphic “drawings” that populate the tessellated patterns created by the juxtaposition of opaque black and reflective silver. Due to inherent difficulties in producing the line, which created a dangerous studio environment, “Argente” is one of Evans’ shortest-lived, and now, most sought after series of works.
This unprecedented collection of original Paul Evans Argente studio works was acquired from three distinguished private collections. Each originally installed in the collectors’ homes by Evans himself, the works now offered for purchase have never been seen publicly. Given the scarcity of existing Argente pieces and their infrequent public availability, an assembly of this magnitude will possibly never be presented again. Today, the few remaining Argente works demonstrably showcase the Studio’s innovation of material and unabashed bravado of design and decoration.
To learn more about the designer and the Argente collection, view the catalog here.