Removable desk model n°501, known as Tropique, 1951. Rectangular, white-lacquered aluminum top on a welded, black-lacquered, folded sheet-steel structure forming a double T-shaped base joined by a tubular spacer forming a footrest. Fitted with an aluminum notched drawer. H. 72 cm; W. 90 cm; D. 70 cm. Jean Prouvé workshops. Missing paint, scratches, oxidation, wear and stains. Bibliography: Jean PROUVÉ (1901-1984) Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé Complete Works Volume 3: 1944-1954, Birkhäusser, 2005, similar model reproduced on p. 233. Laurence & Patrcik Seguin, Jean Prouvé, Volume 1, Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2017, similar model reproduced p. 214. C. Coley & R. Guidot & F.C. Prodhon, Jean Prouvé Volume II, Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2007, similar model reproduced p. 410. Exhibition catalog, Jean Prouvé, Galerie Jousse Seguin & Enrico Navarra, 1998, similar model reproduced p. 131.