{"id":75054,"date":"2025-11-20T11:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/?page_id=75054"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:05:27","slug":"louis-sue-andre-mare-le-style-1925","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/exhibitions\/louis-sue-andre-mare-le-style-1925\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis S\u00fce &#038; Andr\u00e9 Mare, Le style 1925"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;arianne&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n            <div class=\"breadcrumb-container theme1\">\n                <ol>\n                                    <\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/nav>    <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n        {\n            \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n            \"itemListElement\": [\n                            ]\n        }\n    <\/script>\n   \n    <script>\n            <\/script>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;single-prod&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;75010,75016,75043,75029,75033,75031,75025,75027,75035,75037,75045,75047,75041,75049,75051&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;product-details&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>LOUIS S\u00dcE &amp; ANDR\u00c9 MARE<\/h2>\n<h3>Le style 1925<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From November 20, 2025, to January 24, 2026, the Jacques Lacoste Gallery is dedicating a major exhibition to Louis S\u00fce (1875-1968) and Andr\u00e9 Mare (1885-1932), founders of the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais and pioneers of the 1925 style.<\/p>\n<p>As we celebrate the centenary of the International Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts, which opened in Paris in April 1925 and marked the triumph and heyday of what would later be known as the Art Deco style, the exhibition presented at the gallery highlights some of the most beautiful creations by Louis S\u00fce and Andr\u00e9 Mare and the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE 1925 STYLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 1925 exhibition in Paris was an extraordinary showcase bringing together the best of contemporary design and craftsmanship. It featured side-by-side displays of luxurious designs by leading decorators, more industrial-style modernist creations by the future protagonists of the UAM (Union des Artisans Modernes), and Le Corbusier&#8217;s Pavillon de l&#8217;Esprit Nouveau. This vast panorama marked a turning point, with each of the exhibition&#8217;s participants expressing the same aspiration for modernity, definitively ushering decorative arts into a new century.<\/p>\n<p>1925 set out the principles of modern luxury, driven by exceptional techniques and materials, combined with a range of forms, many of which were inspired by a history of furniture reinvented in the light of the 20th century. The style that emerged at the 1925 exhibition had slowly matured over the previous decade, thanks to the decline of Art Nouveau and the impetus of young designers who were determined to renew the world of decorative arts. Among them, Louis S\u00fce and Andr\u00e9 Mare joined forces in 1919 on an ambitious project: the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOUIS S\u00dcE AND ANDR\u00c9 MARE, PIONEERS OF ART DECO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born in Bordeaux in 1875, Louis S\u00fce studied architecture at the \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Passionate about painting and dreaming of a career in the arts, he exhibited alongside the Nabis at the 1902 Salon des Ind\u00e9pendants. After graduating, he set up an architectural firm with Paul Huillard. It was his meeting with fashion designer Paul Poiret in 1909 that encouraged him to turn his attention to the decorative arts.<\/p>\n<p>In his desire to participate in the writing of modernity, Louis S\u00fce opened \u201cL&#8217;Atelier Fran\u00e7ais,\u201d an interior design store.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1885 in Argentan (Orne), Andr\u00e9 Mare studied art in Paris at the \u00c9cole des Arts D\u00e9coratifs and the Acad\u00e9mie Julian. He first came to prominence at the 1909 Salon d&#8217;Automne, where he exhibited decorative panels and art bindings, then again at the 1912 Salon d&#8217;Automne, where, in collaboration with Raymond Duchamp-Villon, he presented the Maison Cubiste, a Cubist architectural project that caused a scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Louis S\u00fce and Andr\u00e9 Mare frequented the same artistic circles and shared a similar approach to modernity. They exhibited together for the first time in 1913 as part of \u201cL&#8217;Atelier Fran\u00e7ais.\u201d Both were called up for military service in 1914, but reunited after the war and founded the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais in 1919, a decoration and publishing company based at 116 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor\u00e9 in Paris. Convinced of the need to combine complementary disciplines in order to carry out ambitious decoration projects, they surrounded themselves with artists and craftsmen, including painters Paul V\u00e9ra, Charles Dufresne, Gustave-Louis Jaulmes, Bernard Boutet de Monvel, and Andr\u00e9 Dunoyer de Segonzac; ironworker Richard Desvalli\u00e8res; sculptor Pierre Poisson; painter and glassmaker Maurice Marinot; and designer Andr\u00e9 Marty, each of whom remained free to create individually. Keen to create coherent ensembles, they dealt with all aspects of decoration: furniture, lighting, textiles, wallpaper, bronzes, ceramics, and glassware.<\/p>\n<p>From 1921 to 1927, Louis S\u00fce&#8217;s work as an architect enabled the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais to secure prestigious commissions combining architectural design and decoration, notably the interior design and furnishings for the French Embassy in Washington, the luxury cabins on the ocean liner Paris (1921) and the grand first-class lounge on the ocean liner Ile-de-France (1927).<\/p>\n<p>In Paris, the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais designed the boutiques of jeweler Linzeler and couturier Jean Patou. A friend of Louis S\u00fce, Jean Patou entrusted him with the design of his mansion and his house in the Basque Country.<\/p>\n<p>From 1923 onwards, S\u00fce and Mare worked on their project to participate in the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts, where they hoped to showcase a wide range of proposals and assert their views on decoration.<\/p>\n<p>1925 was a peak year for the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais, earning it international recognition. The Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais had its own pavilion entitled \u201cthe Museum of Contemporary Art\u201d on the Esplanade des Invalides and also participated in the design and furnishing of the Fontaine pavilion, the French Embassy, the Parfums d&#8217;Orsay boutique, the Grand Palais ballroom, and the Pleyel stand.<\/p>\n<p>In 1928, they designed and decorated actress Jane Renouardt&#8217;s mansion in Saint-Cloud. This was the last major project for S\u00fce and Mare, who handed over management of the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais to Jacques Adnet that same year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CREATING A STYLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Louis S\u00fce and Andr\u00e9 Mare conceived the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais, they were driven by a desire to develop a new decorative vocabulary. However, this desire for change was by no means a desire to make a clean break with the past. The two designers intended to continue in the tradition of French cabinetmaking and craftsmanship, as they stated in their 1921 manifesto entitled \u201cArchitectures\u201d: \u201cWe would like any beautiful piece of furniture from the past to feel at home among our furniture, to be welcomed as an ancestor and not as an intruder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their creations therefore drew on French classicism without nostalgia. This inspiration was only the starting point for an in-depth reflection on form: lines tended towards simplification, curves became more pronounced, lines were refined, seats were enveloping and comfortable&#8230; This stylistic vocabulary was based on magnificent wood species and luxurious manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>The classicism that is apparent at first glance reveals the full extent of a modern style, which would influence the 1930s and emerged in the early 1920s through the visionary creations of S\u00fce and Mare and the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p>This is perfectly illustrated by the fifty or so pieces by S\u00fce and Mare brought together by the gallery, as well as the consoles by Richard Desvalli\u00e8res created for the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;RETOUR&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Flynxdemeldyck.fr%2Ffdm05%2Fexpositions%2F|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;arianne&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;single-prod&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;75010,75016,75043,75029,75033,75031,75025,75027,75035,75037,75045,75047,75041,75049,75051&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;product-details&#8221;][vc_column_text] LOUIS S\u00dcE &amp; ANDR\u00c9 MARE Le style 1925 &nbsp; From November 20, 2025, to January 24, 2026, the Jacques Lacoste Gallery is dedicating a major exhibition to Louis S\u00fce (1875-1968) and Andr\u00e9 Mare (1885-1932), founders of the Compagnie des Arts Fran\u00e7ais and pioneers of the 1925 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/exhibitions\/louis-sue-andre-mare-le-style-1925\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75023,"parent":3327,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75054","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75057,"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75054\/revisions\/75057"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jacqueslacoste.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}