Marco Querin

Promised Land, Contemporary Textile Art, Contemporary Art, 21st Century

2019

Figurative Textile Art, Cotton, Handmade Free style weaving 80x80cm UNDER COMMISSION About the artist Matthias De Vogel The Textile art studio Fau...

Caleidoscopio IV Beads on Wood Panel More than 98,000 beads Ready to hang 85 x 58 cm 2023 About the artist Colectivo Aurora is the new project of a plastic artist and a designer wh...

Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 100 x 80 cm Signed and dated on the back About the artist Alejandro Legorreta (Mexico, 1987) I studied Hispanic Literature a...

Marta Moreno is a textile artist based in Mexico City who embraces embroidery as her primary medium of expression. What began in childhood as a playful activity has evolved into a po...

Handwoven tapestry in three sections, with added embroidery over the surface. :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed b...

Senses, 2021, Horizons Series Handwoven painting, linen, cotton yarn, acrylic textile paint, 65 x 50 cm ‘Horizons’ are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, Painting and Weaving. ...

India ink, arches watercolor paper, embroidery thread, foam core

Mathieu Matégot (1910-2001) Sans titre c.1950s wool tapestry, Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre 150 x 70 cm signed ‘Matégot’ and with the Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre monogram (lower right) Price: $11,000 USD Provenance: Barry Friedman Ltd, New York (stock no. BF21324) Notes: Mathieu Matégot was a Hungarian-born French designer, architect and artist. After studying at Budapest's School of Fine Arts in 1929, Matégot travelled across Italy and the USA until settling in Paris in 1931 where he worked as a set designer, window dresser and tapestry maker. Matégot volunteered for the French resistance at the start of the Second World War, only to be captured by the Nazis. A dreadful fate for most, however, it was during his time as a prisoner of war that the artist discovered metalworking techniques (such as Rigitulle) which he later patented and became renowned for. Upon his release, Matégot was awarded French citizenship. After the war, the artist's interest in tapestry was renewed after being introduced to contemporary tapestry revivalist, Jean Lurçat. However, in order to make ends meet, Matégot pursued furniture design; he established a workshop in Paris and dedicated his time to translating the groundbreaking metal techniques into popular handcrafted objects. In 1959, Matégot abandoned furniture design and focused exclusively on his passion for abstract tapestries. He continued his work as a pioneer of French Modern tapestry...