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.
$1,200 / item
Jean Lurcat 'Owl' Unique Hand Painted Plate
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Sharon, CT
Signed with initials, a most likely unique painted glaze plate of an Owl by Jean Lurcat. Burnt Umber and Yellow Oxide.
Ceramic
Ceramic Plate by Jean Lurçat, Sant-viçens, France, 1950s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
ceramic plate by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s Jean Lurçat produced ceramics eclusively in Sant Viçent, french part of Catalunya, for fifteen years (1950-1965) during sprin...
Ceramic
Jean Lucrat French Mid-Century Art Pottery Plate with a Bird on a Branch
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century French art pottery plate by renowned artist Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) and dating from around 1955. While Jean Lurçat did an apprenticeship as a painter ...
Ceramic
Jean Lurcat Ceramic Plate – Ochre – Combatant c1955, France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in London, GB
Jean Lurçat 1892-1966 Combatant c1955 Plate – Ochre – Glazed Ceramic, 21.5 cm diameter Inscribed "Dessin J. Lurçat, Sant Vicens" on verso
Ceramic
Ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1960s
By Sant Vicens, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...
Ceramic
Ceramic Dish/decorative plate with Face Signed by Jean Lurçat 1950s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) French painter, ceramicist and tapestry creator Signed back : Dessin J.Lurçat, Sant Vicens - circa 1950. Thick white & black enamel plate Diameter 21 cm
Ceramic
Jean Lurcat Ceramic Plate, c1955, France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in London, GB
Jean Lurçat 1892-1966 Plate - Red & White – White Siren c1955 Inscribed ''Dessin J. Lurçat Sant Vicens. verso Hand-painted glazed ceramic 25 cm diameter
Ceramic
$8,500Sale Price|29% Off
Jean Lurçat French Ceramic Midcentury Vase 22/50
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Lurçat French ceramic midcentury vase 22/50 Offered for sale is a limited edition number 22 from an edition of 50 French ceramic two-handled vase by artist Jean Lurçat (1892-...
Ceramic
Jean Lurcat Grand plat forme libre
By Jean Lurçat
Located in PAU, FR
Grand plat de forme libre en céramique émaillée rouge à décor polychrome d'un quartier de lune à visage humain et feuillages blancs. Signé et numéroté au dos 4/50
Ceramic
Jean Lurçat, Large Ceramic Dish, Sant Vicens, circa 1960
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Lurçat, large ceramic dish, Sant Vicens, circa 1960,
Ceramic
Ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s
By Sant Vicens, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...
Ceramic
Ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s
By Sant Vicens, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...
Ceramic
Ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1960s
By Sant Vicens, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...
Ceramic
Ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s
By Sant Vicens, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...
Ceramic
Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Plate, Green & Black, Medusa, c1955, France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in London, GB
Jean Lurçat 1892-1966 Plate – Green & Black - Medusa c1955 Inscribed "Dessin J. Lurçat, Sant Vicens on verso Hand-painted glazed ceramic, 40 cm diameter
Ceramic
$2,178
H 1.38 in Dm 15.75 in
Jean Picart Le Doux, huge ceramic dish, Sant-Vicens workshop, France c. 1950's
By Jean Picart Le Doux
Located in leucate, FR
Huge ceramic dish from the Sant-Vicens pottery workshops in Perpignan (south of France). Drawing made by Jean Picart Le Doux. Black and green stylized bird on an intense blue back...
Ceramic
San Polo Italian Ceramic Decorative Wall Plate, 1950s
By San Polo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
San Polo Italian ceramic decorative wall plate, 1950s.
Ceramic
$185 / item
H 0.75 in Dm 10 in
Ed Langbein Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Italian Hilltop Village Plate
By Ed Langbein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern pottery plates, designed and hand-painted by the American industrial designer Ed E. Langbein, and manufactured in Italy, circa 1930-1950. Offered individually, ea...
Pottery
1950s by Gilbert Portanier Vallauris France Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Gilbert Portanier
Located in Brescia, IT
Glazed ceramic Excellent condition. "Portanier" signed.
Ceramic
$250
H 0.88 in Dm 8.75 in
Italian Desimone Hand Painted Pottery Round Decor Plate Fisherman Store Cast Net
By Giovanni DeSimone
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Giovanni Desimone hand painted art pottery, round decor plate depicts a scene of a fisherman folding his fish casting nets on a sunny day ...
Pottery, Paint
Small Ceramic Dish by Jean de Lespinasse, France, 1950s
By Jean De Lespinasse
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Charming small ceramic dish by Jean de Lespinasse, a notable figure in 20th-century French ceramics. This piece features a beautiful hand-painted design in shades of blue, black, and...
Ceramic
$4,791Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 41.34 in W 47.25 in D 1.78 in
Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Art Composition, Mid-Century Modern Period
By Gil Vargas Segovia, Vallauris, Secla, Beswick, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of midcentury multi color fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration A funny collection of twelve european glazed ceramic, porcelain and...
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
$435Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.78 in Dm 11.23 in
Mid-Century Ceramic Plate by Ruscha, Floral Décor, Germany, 1950s
By Ruscha, Vincent van Gogh, West German Pottery
Located in Valencia, VC
Large West Germany Ruscha Art Pottery Plate, 1950s A stunning vintage ceramic plate by Ruscha, West Germany, handcrafted circa the 1950s. This exceptional piece features a relief-gl...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Plate, 1960s
By Giovanni DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Colorful hand painted, large ceramic plate by DeSimone, Italy Signed DeSimone, Italy to reverse, circa 1960s Measures: Height 1 inch, diameter 10 inch In very good condition.
Ceramic
Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, France, 1960's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, signed, 1960's
Ceramic
Midcentury Blue and Green Ceramic Dish or Plate with Geometrical Motifs
Located in Miami, FL
20th century midcentury blue and green ceramic dish or plate.
Ceramic
Rare Schäffenacker Huge Art Pottery Wall Plate
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Very Rare Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker round wall panel in ceramic, Ulm, Germany, 1970, signed by the artist. Helmut Schäffenacker (1921 - 2010) wa...
Ceramic
Important Red Ceramic Platter, for Sant-Vicens by Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) was born in Bruyères, Vosges, France and studied at the Acadèmie Colarossi in Paris in 1912. There, he met other artists like Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Sold
H 18.25 in W 18.25 in D 2.38 in
Important Blue, Black, White, Brown Platter, for Sant-Vicens by Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) was born in Bruyères, Vosges, France and studied at the Acadèmie Colarossi in Paris in 1912. There, he met other artists like Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir...
Terracotta
1950's Oblong Ceramic Platter by Jean Lurcat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large Oblong Ceramic Platter by Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) - for Sant Vicens, ca. 1950 signed and numbered Hand-painted and glazed ceramic. inscribed at the bottom "Dessin J-Lurcat S...
Ceramic
Rare Jean Lurçat Ceramic Pitcher
By Jean Lurçat
Located in London, England
Important one-off glazed ceramic pitcher by Jean Lurçat, (1892-1966). A well renowned C20th French multidisciplinary artist, who exhibited alongside Picasso himself. Which we believ...
Ceramic
Porcelain Carafe by Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Porcelain Carafe by Jean Lurçat. France, circa 1950. Produced for Haviland Limoges Porcelain. Signed and Stamped on the bottom.
Porcelain
Jean Lurcat Rare Large Signed Ceramic, circa 1950, France.
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful Jean Lurçat large balustre vase or jar, circa 1950, France. Enameled ivory/blue ceramic with black, white and turquoise stylized decor with siren and leaves . Limited editi...
Ceramic
Ceramic Panel by Jean Lurçat, Sant Vicens, France, 1952-65
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Panel by Jean Lurçat, Sant Vicens, France, 1952-65 Known for his tapestry work, Jean Lurçat created various ceramic pieces, when staying at Sant Vincens, french part...
Ceramic, Wood
Ceramic Panel by Jean Lurçat, Sant Vicens, France, 1952-65
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Panel by Jean Lurçat, Sant Vicens, France, 1952-65 Known for his tapestry work, Jean Lurçat created various ceramic pieces, when staying at Sant Vincens, french part...
Ceramic, Wood
Two Ceramic Plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-viçens, France, 1950s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Two ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s Jean Lurçat produced ceramics eclusively in Sant Viçent, french part of Catalunya, for ...
Ceramic
Two Ceramic Plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-viçens, France, 1950s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Two ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s Jean Lurçat produced ceramics eclusively in Sant Viçent, french part of Catalunya, for ...
Ceramic
Sold
H 1.58 in W 19.3 in D 17.72 in
Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Dish by Jean Lurçat for Sant Vicens Marked 5/50
By Sant Vicens, Jean Lurçat
Located in Renens, CH
Mid-century multicolor ceramic dish by Jean Lurçat for Sant Vicens marked 1/50. Jean Lurçat was a famous French painter and ceramist whose paintings were also transposed on beauti...
Ceramic
Set of Three Ceramic Plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-viçens, France, 1950s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Set of three ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s Jean Lurçat produced ceramics eclusively in Sant Viçent, french part of Catalunya, for fifteen years (1950-196...
Ceramic