French Brutalist Iron Wall Mirror Attributed to Léopold Gest, 1960s
Made in France in the 1960s and attributed to Léopold Gest, this round wall mirror turns its hanging hardware into part of the design.
The iron frame is suspended from a substantial hook and linked ring, a detail that gives the piece an almost architectural, utilitarian character. The iron has been left visibly worked, with an irregular surface and dark patina that reveal the hand of the maker. Even the narrow frame surrounding the glass retains subtle variations in texture rather than feeling perfectly machined.
At 15 inches in diameter, the mirror itself is relatively petite, but the oversized hook extends the silhouette upward and gives it much more presence on the wall.
Born in Calais in 1938, Léopold Gest is a self-taught French artist and designer whose work moves between sculpture, furniture, and functional objects. After settling in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the late 1960s, Gest began working with fragments of agricultural tools and found metal, cutting, reassembling, and patinating them into mirrors, lighting, candlesticks, and sculpture.
Steel became central to his practice, often deliberately oxidized or patinated to emphasize the texture and character of the material. In 1971, Gest and his wife Noëlla founded the Noëlla Gest Gallery in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, which became an important venue for contemporary art in the South of France and exhibited artists including Mario Prassinos, Costa Coulentianos, Anna-Eva Bergman, and Hans Hartung.
DIMENSIONS: 15"W x 1.75"D x 19.75"H
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ORIGIN: France
PERIOD: 1960s
MATERIALS: Iron,Mirror
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