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Jean Lurçat
La Balance (Libra), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat

1959

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About the Item

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Les Signes du zodiaque, 1959. Published by Éditions d'art du Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), Finished printing, Friday, November 20, 1959 on the presses of the Union Printing in Paris for typography; and, in Daniel Jacomet's workshops for the illustrations. The original edition of this book, printed on arch paper, has been limited to one hundred and fifty copies, all including a lithography composed on this occasion by Jean Lurçat and signed by him. One hundred and thirty-five copies are numbered from I to 135; twelve copies, including in addition an artist's gouache, are numbered from A to I; finally three copies, on which the author of the Signs of the Zodiac has kindly reported some of his graphic research, are numbered I, II and III. JEAN LURCAT (1892-1966) was a French artist noted for his role in the revival of contemporary tapestry. In 1921, Jean Lurçat met Louis Marcoussis, he discovered Picasso and Max Jacob, and created decoration and costumes for Le spectacle de la Compagnie Pitoeff: "He who receives slaps", and then spent the autumn near the Baltic sea. The following year, he created his fifth tapestry, Le Cirque (the circus), for Mme. Cuttoli. His first personal exhibition took place in Paris in April and September. He made a large decoration on a wall (no longer visible today) at the Castle of Villeflix. Then he went to Berlin, where he met Ferruccio Busoni.
  • Creator:
    Jean Lurçat (1892 - 1966, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1959
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1465214344672

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