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.
"Mythical" Modern Animal Solid Beige Cotton Rug Designed By Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
This striking modern Art Deco-inspired rug features a luminous golden-yellow field enlivened by whimsical animal figures dancing along the side borders. Rendered in a playful Art Dec...
Cotton
2'x3' Beige, Nepali Weave Design, Hand Knotted, Modern, Wool and Silk Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Floral Nepali Weave Design, Hand Knotted, Modern, Wool and Silk, Clearance, Sample Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Trans...
Wool
Rug & Kilim's Hand Knotted Modern Rug in Beige Gray Solid Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in a blend of all-natural and Sari silk, this 9 x 12 rug is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Texture of Color collection, innovating the concept of a plain rug with s...
Silk
Solo Rugs Lodhi Contemporary Solid Handmade Area Rug Beige
Located in Norwalk, CT
Subtle tone-on-tone stripes give the Solid collection a depth and sophistication all its own. These rugs can pull the disparate elements of a room into a beautifully cohesive whole; ...
Wool, Linen
Handwoven Hemp Rug, All-Natural Beige, Modern Contemporary Design
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Part of the Mansour Modern collection, this hemp rug is handwoven by master weavers using the finest quality techniques and all-natural materials.
Hemp
Solo Rugs Harbor Contemporary Solid Handmade Area Rug Beige
Located in Norwalk, CT
Subtle tone-on-tone stripes give the Solid collection a depth and sophistication all its own. These rugs can pull the disparate elements of a room into a beautifully cohesive whole; ...
Wool, Cotton
$118Sale Price|25% Off
W 24 in L 36 in
2'x3' Beige Hand Knotted Modern Grass Design Undyed Natural Wool Mat Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Hand Knotted, Modern Grass Design, Tone on Tone, Undyed Natural Wool, Mat, Sample, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary...
Wool
2'x3' Beige Undyed Natural Wool Modern Grass Design Hand Knotted Mat Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Undyed Natural Wool, Modern Grass Design, Tone on Tone, Hand Knotted, Mat, Sample, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary...
Wool
2'x3' Beige Modern Grass Design Hand Knotted Undyed Natural Wool Mat Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Hand Knotted, Modern Grass Design, Tone on Tone, Undyed Natural Wool, Mat, Sample, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary...
Wool
2'x3' Beige Undyed Natural Wool Modern Grass Design Hand Knotted Mat Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Undyed Natural Wool, Modern Grass Design, Tone on Tone, Hand Knotted, Mat, Sample, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary...
Wool
2'x3' Beige Modern Grass Design Hand Knotted Undyed Natural Wool Mat Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Undyed Natural Wool, Modern Grass Design, Tone on Tone, Hand Knotted, Mat, Sample, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary...
Wool
$118Sale Price|25% Off
W 24 in L 36 in
2'x3' Beige Modern Grass Design Undyed Natural Wool Hand Knotted Mat Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Modern Grass Design, Undyed Natural Wool, Tone on Tone, Hand Knotted, Mat, Sample, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary...
Wool
$118Sale Price|25% Off
W 24 in L 36 in
2'x3' Beige Modern Grass Design Hand Knotted Undyed Natural Wool Mat Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Beige, Modern Grass Design, Hand Knotted, Tone on Tone, Undyed Natural Wool, Mat, Sample, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary...
Wool
Jean Lurcat Aubusson Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Jean Lurcat and woven at Atelier Suzanne Goubely-Gatien in Aubusson, France. Hand woven in wool, it dates to the 1950s Inspired by an encounter wit...
Wool, Cotton
Wool Rug by Jean Lurçat, circa 1960, France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Girona, Spain
Rug by Jean Lurçat, circa 1960, France. Wool. Made by the "Ateliers des Saints-Pères" very good vintage condition.
Fine French 1950s Rug by Jean Lurcat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1950s rectangular black background wool rug with colorful sun, moon and stars motifs by Jean Lurcat. Signed.
Wool
Carpet by Jean Lurçat circa 1960
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Girona, Spain
Carpet By Jean Lurçat, circa, 1960 France. Wool. Made by the "Ateliers des Saints-Pères" Excellent vintage condition
Tapestry by Jean Lurcat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
Jean Lurcat (1892 - 1966) was an artist, innovator and pioneer who revitalized tapestry making in the 20th century. Lurcat was a lifelong artist and an avid traveler. He lived throug...
Wool