Cabinet (c. 1910): Art, History and Details

Cabinet (c. 1910) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The Majorelle family operated a large furniture making business at Nancy in eastern France. There they produced distinguished furniture in the Art Nouveau style. That style is well illustrated in the curvilinear, abstract wood marquetry (an inlaid, veneered pattern) on the doors of this cabinet.

Object facts

• Title: Cabinet
• Date: c. 1910
• Creator attribution: Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926)
• Culture: France, early 20th Century
• Type: Furniture and woodwork
• Technique: wood marquetry with metal mounts
• Dimensions: Overall: 130.8 x 162.5 x 58.4 cm (51 1/2 x 64 x 23 in.)
• Collection: Furniture
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1976.53

A detail from the museum

Let your eye trace the sinuous lines and leafy forms of this chest. Its design emphasizes the beauty of the wood, celebrating nature. Louis Majorelle designed it in the Art Nouveau style.

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.

View the collection record

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