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Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann

Another wonderful event to mark the 100th anniversary of the Art Deco movement: Galerie Guelfucci is presenting a landmark exhibition dedicated to Émile Jacques Ruhlmann (1879–1933), one of the movement’s leading designers. The exhibition, which opened in Paris a few days before the opening of the major 1925 exhibition at the MAD, features fifty pieces from the gallery’s 87-piece collection.

Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann is recognized as the godfather of French Art Deco. He was one of the first to return to the traditional purity of form and the sophistication of French taste after the exuberant Art Nouveau era. His lines were elegant and noble, and his artistic expression was reflected in the harmony of proportions.

The gallery therefore presents furniture, lighting, carpets, tapestries and objects, including a selection of lacquered objects (rare at Ruhlmann). Unique and rare pieces such as the “Lassalle” chest of drawers, of which there are only six known examples and only one in the type of wood presented by the gallery. This example has never been seen before, having come from a private collection and kept by its former owners since its acquisition in 1954.

Among the other rare objects, a magnificent chaise longue from 1916 or the “Lorcia” table, one of the rare unique pieces by Ruhlmann; a “Cla Cla” table from 1923 in Macassar ebony, an emblematic piece of Ruhlmann’s work of which a mahogany model can be seen at MAD Paris.

October 16 – November 23, 2025

GALERIE GUELFUCCI


229 Boulevard Saint Germain 75007 Paris


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