Cigarette Case, ca. 1925, Snake skin, dyed and tooled leather, gold leaf, H. 3-1/8, W. 2-1/2, D. 1-1/8 in. (7.9 x 6.4 x 2.9 cm), Leather, Legrain understood the principals and aesthetics of both modern and African art to a degree that most other designers of the period did not— perhaps the result of spending considerable time with his patron, the couturier Jacques Doucet, and his collection (which included Picasso’s masterpiece Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, several important Cubist works, and a group of African sculptures)
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Cigarette Case, ca, 1925, Snake skin, dyed, tooled leather, gold leaf, H, 3-1/8, W, 2-1/2, D, 1-1/8, 7.9 x 6.4 2.9 cm, Leather, Legrain understood, principals, aesthetics, modern, African art, degree, designers, period, — perhaps, result, spending considerable, time, patron, couturier Jacques, Doucet, collection, included Picasso, masterpiece, Les, Demoiselles, d’Avignon, several important, Cubist, works, group, sculptures
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