Maria Pergay

Biography

MARIA PERGAY

Born: 1930, Bessarbia, Moldavia
Lives: Paris, France

Education

Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques

Selected Exhibitions

2006 New Work, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York and Demisch Danant, New York

1972 Haute Ville, Brussels, Belgium

1970 Galerie Air France, New York, New York
Harvey Probber Showroom, New York, New York

1968 Galerie Maison et Jardin, Paris, France
Salon des Antiquaires, Grand Palais, Paris, France

1962 Salon des Antiquaires, Grand Palais, Paris, France

1957 Salon Bijorhca, Paris, France
Galerie Stella Saint John, Paris, France

1954 Window Displays at Torrente, Claude Tabet, L'Art du Cuir, Peau de Porc, and Dürer, Paris, France

Commissions

Helena Rubenstein
Elizabeth Arden
Hermès
Henri à la Pensée
Christian Dior
Dona Carlotta
Roger et Gallet
Givenchy
Maison Jansen
Salvador Dali
Daniel and Marina Varenne
Éric Beyersdorf
Robert Lévitan
Jeanne Augier
Philippe de Vendeuvre
Jean-Pierre Lehmann
Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi
Uzbekistan Restaurant, Moscow
Adnan Kashoggi
Prince Abdullah
Nabil Sarraf
Rafiq Hariri
Pierre Cardin

Selected Bibliography

2006 Demisch, Suzanne, "Maria Pergay: The Ultimate Designer," Casa Vogue, n. 25, April, p.162-7.
Ruhling, Nancy, "Marking Its Mark," Art & Antiques, December, p. 63-68.

Gallery Exhibitions

• Maria Pergay, New Work - March 30 - April 29, 2006

Selected Works

Untitled (Desk) , 2005 stainless steel, brushed steel, macassar, bone, ebony, palm wood 28.5 x 82.68 x 23.62 inches 72.4 x 210 x 60 cm Edition of 8 LM9038


Untitled (Desk) , 2005 (detail) stainless steel, brushed steel, macassar, bone, ebony, palm wood 28.5 x 82.68 x 23.62 inches 72.4 x 210 x 60 cm Edition of 8 LM9038


Untitled (Bronze X Table, Small) , 2005 bronze approx. 22 x 20 x 14 inches 55.9 x 50.8 x 35.6 cm Edition of 20 LM9231


Untitled (Bronze X Table, Small) , 2005 (detail) bronze approx. 22 x 20 x 14 inches 55.9 x 50.8 x 35.6 cm Edition of 20 LM9231


Untitled (Mother of Pearl Cabinet), 2005 stainless steel, inlaid mother of pearl, pink wood, silk tassle 25.59 x 47.24 x 17.72 inches 65 x 120 x 45 cm Edition of 8 LM9234


Drape Cabinet, 2005 stainless steel, ebony macassar, palm wood 35.5 x 54.25 x 25 inches 90.2 x 137.8 x 63.5 cm Edition of 8


Console with Marquetry and Bronze , 2005 hand-cast bronze, macassar, bone, ebony, stainless steel, palm wood 49.21 x 59.06 x 15.75 inches 125 x 150 x 40 cm Edition of 8


Console with Marquetry and Bronze , 2005 hand-cast bronze, macassar, bone, ebony, stainless steel, palm wood 49.21 x 59.06 x 15.75 inches 125 x 150 x 40 cm Edition of 8


Console with Marquetry and Bronze , 2005 hand-cast bronze, macassar, bone, ebony, stainless steel, palm wood 49.21 x 59.06 x 15.75 inches 125 x 150 x 40 cm Edition of 8