Fireplace with a Waterfall
1933 · Ink on paper
12 5/8 x 9 1/4" (32.1 x 23.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Emilio Terry
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PaintingSurrealism
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Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1947
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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936–1937
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Emilio Terry was a French architect and designer who shaped mid-twentieth-century Parisian interiors through refined spatial composition and decorative schemes. Working across architectural design and furniture, he developed a cohesive aesthetic that prioritized proportion and material restraint. Active primarily in Paris from the 1920s onward, Terry's work bridged modernist austerity and classical order, influencing a generation of European designers concerned with livable luxury.
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New York, US
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