Credited with helping revive the design and production of tapestries during the 20th century, French artist Jean Lurçat rubbed shoulders with some of the greatest painters in the world while weaving his own artistic narrative into the fabric of history.
Lurçat met artists Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Paris in his early twenties — when the Bruyères native found himself fully immersed in the French art world. He had studied at Académie Colarossi and worked in the studio of sculptor Victor Prouvé, and later made paintings inspired by Fauvism. Lurçat first exhibited his tapestries in 1917.
Lurçat’s inaugural textiles were constructed with weaver Marthe Hennebert and were marked by Cubism and avant-garde–inspired art styles before he embarked on extensive travels that would enrich his work. Lurçat’s travels exposed him to other movements and styles that ranged from German Expressionism to Spanish and African influences that inspired his later works.
Lurçat’s tapestries found a regular home in 1925 at Jeanne Bucher’s gallery, which featured the work of other artists including Pablo Picasso, Hans Arp, Jacques Lipchitz, Georges Braque and Max Ernst. Between 1930 and 1936, Lurçat had solo exhibitions at the Flechtheim Gallery in Berlin and the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York. In 1939 — when the popularity of tapestries had long been on the decline — Lurçat opened a factory with other artists in Aubusson, the home of a centuries-old tapestry production industry, in order to create modernist tapestries.
Over the course of his life, Lurçat designed more than 1,000 tapestries. One of his most notable, Apocalypse Tapestry (1948), is on display in the Church of Notre-Dame de Toute-Grâce and complements the original which dates back to the 14th century. His other highly acclaimed works include Song of the World (1957–64) and Four Seasons (1940).
While Lurçat’s best known works are his tapestries, he also produced engravings, book illustrations and ceramics. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City holds some of these book illustrations as well as a few other works in its permanent collection. Other works by Lurçat are held in the collections of the Detroit Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, the Museum of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Gallery in Washington DC.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Jean Lurçat wall decorations, decorative objects and ceramics.
Balcon - Wool Tapestry - circa 1960s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Signed lower left Titled and signed verso on label Tapisserie d’Aubusson, édit par Edgar Ponthieu This item is in our New York City warehouse and can be viewed by appointment.
Tapestry, Wool
La Tapisserie Française Moderne by Jean Lurçat - 1947
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
La Tapisserie Française Moderne is the title of the solo exhibition of Jean Lurçat, hold at the Kunsthalle Bern, from June 25th to the first July ...
Paper, Ink
Autographed Letter by Jean Lurçat - Mid-20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Letter written by the artist Jean Lurcat and addressed to Nesto Giacometti. The text talks about work and printing prices. Attached is the photo of Jean Lurcat. Handsigned Jean Lu...
Paper, Ink
$1,000
H 13.75 in W 11 in
Pink Cosmos Monotype Print, Abstract Art, 2023, Hand-Pulled by the Artist
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" x 11"...
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
$456
H 19.75 in W 25.5 in
Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Black Ink Minimalist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Black Ink Minimalist Painting Medium: Black ink/ gouache painting on paper, unframed French, circa 1950's Size: 19.75 inches x 25.75 ...
Paper, Ink, Gouache
$92,500
H 80 in W 54 in
Femme Arabe Tapestry, Abstract Geometric Wool, Late 20th Century
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
In 1963, Calder settled into a new workshop, overlooking the valley of the Lower Chevrière to Saché in Indre-et-Loire (France). It wasn’t long before tapestry became a new way for Al...
Tapestry, Wool
$6,000Sale Price|33% Off
H 84 in W 56 in D 0.5 in
Leonardo Nierman 84"x56" Large-Scale Signed Wool Tapestry, Circa 1970
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Miami, FL
LEONARDO NIERMAN – UNTITLED TAPESTRY ⚜ Wool tapestry ⚜ Signed in the weaving lower right ⚜ Weaver: Gobelinos Riedl ⚜ Features original hanging loops ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST TAPESTRY ...
Tapestry, Wool
$340Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.25 in
"No. 3080" Miniature Collage Currency by Michael Pauker
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"No. 3080" Miniature Collage Currency by Michael Pauker Miniature abstract paper collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This pie...
Paper, Ink
$35,000
H 46 in W 68 in D 2 in
Rocks, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Rocks (1985), Wool, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture. Zofia Butrymowicz (1904-1987) was born in Warsaw, Poland. Artis...
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool
$487Sale Price|25% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 2 in
Homage To Chanel, 5"x5" Artwork, 10"x10" Frame, Black White Red, Christmas Gift
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
HOMAGE TO CHANEL - This original artwork on paper combines layered brushstrokes with textile collage elements. Surrounded by heavy texture, the focal point is a detailed Chanel logo ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Textile, Ink, Archival Paper
Classic Love
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana’s, "Classic Love" tapestry is a wool iteration of the artist's iconic “LOVE," which began as a simple Christmas card design for the Museum of Modern Art, NYC in 1964 a...
Tapestry, Wool
LOVE rug
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Tapestry, Wool
Stormwind, Large Tapestry by Charles Chamot
By Charles Chamot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Chamot Title: Stormwind Year: 1979 Medium: Woven Wool Tapestry, signed and numbered on label, verso Edition: 5/6 Size: 72 x 84 inches
Tapestry, Wool
$800
H 12 in W 12 in D 1 in
Rhapsody, hardback monograph (Hand signed and inscribed by Jennifer Bartlett)
By Jennifer Bartlett
Located in New York, NY
Jennifer Losch Bartlett Rhapsody (hand signed and inscribed), 1985 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed and inscribed to Nadine) Hand signed and inscribed in black marker "for Nadine" by Jennifer Bartlett on the half title page 12 × 12 × 1 inches Provenance signed for the present owner at Paula Cooper Gallery on January 21, 2016 This substantial, lavishly illustrated hardback monograph with dust jacket, was hand signed by Jennifer Bartlett for the present owner at Paula Cooper Gallery on January 21, 2016. Makes an excellent gift Book information: Publisher: Harry N Abrams (November 1, 1985) English; Hardcover; 108 pages with color illustrations Editorial Review: Rhapsody'' is Bartlett's multi-part, multi-theme epic, a statement of the coming of age of an artist. A portable mural extended over 987 one-foot steel plates requiring 153 running feet of wall space, it is an enormous and infrequently mastered challenge to install and exhibit. In 1985-86, however, it will be on view in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Brooklyn, La Jolla, and Pittsburgh, and well worth a trip. In book form it becomes more available, with Smith's guided tour through sections, with Bartlett's notes giving conceptual coherence, and the opportunity to move from close-up to long view by turning a page. Rhapsody'' and this book afford a glimpse of a mind and art in action, a discovering and ordering process, an exciting demonstration of ways of growing and expressing the self and the world. Highly recommended. About Jennifer Bartlett: By the mid-1970s, Jennifer Bartlett (1941-2022, b. Long Beach, California) had emerged as a leading American artist of her time—particularly following the landmark presentation at Paula Cooper Gallery of Rhapsody (1976), Bartlett’s magnum opus, now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Bartlett’s first survey exhibition was held in 1985 at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and traveled to the Brooklyn Museum, New York, and the Carnegie Museum of Art, Philadelphia, among others. In 2006, the Addison Gallery of American Art surveyed Bartlett’s early enameled steel plate paintings in the period from 1968–76. In 2013-14, Klaus Ottmann curated her second traveling survey, which visited the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Parrish Art Museum, New York. In 2014, the Cleveland Museum of Art united her three monumental plate...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$35,000
H 67 in W 49 in D 2 in
Sandstorm, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Sandstorm (1985) Wool, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture. Zofia Butrymowicz (1904-1987) was born in Warsaw, Poland. St...
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool
Sold
H 10 in W 10 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Art Plate Sant-Vicens France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed faience Ceramique Saint Vicens charger. It depicts a h...
Ceramic, Glaze
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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Art Plate Sant-Vicens France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed faience Ceramique Saint Vicens charger. It depicts a h...
Ceramic, Glaze
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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Art Plate Sant-Vicens France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed faience Ceramique Saint Vicens charger. It depicts hig...
Ceramic, Glaze
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H 10 in W 10 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Plate Tete a Tete Masques
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed faience Ceramique Saint Vicens charger. It depicts hig...
Ceramic, Glaze
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H 9 in W 9 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Plate Beach Scene, Swimmer
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed faience Ceramique Saint Vicens charger. It depicts a h...
Ceramic, Glaze
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H 10.5 in W 10.5 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Plate Ceramique Sant Vicens
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed faience Ceramique Saint Vicens charger. It depicts a h...
Ceramic, Glaze
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H 73.75 in W 44.5 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Linen Silkscreen Tapestry Wall Hanging
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat Edité par Corot Tapisserie. Le tapageur, Tapisserie figurant un coq. It is hand signed on the back on the label. This is a quite older one with the original Coro...
Linen
Naiades
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oblong Platter bt Jean Lurcat signed and numbered Atelier St Vicens
Ceramic