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.
Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurcat - hand woven and signed - titled " AQUARIUS"
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Greenwich, CT
Jean LURÇAT (1892-1966) ‘Le Verseau or Aquarius’ from the series 'Les signes du Zodiaque' Hand woven wool Tapestry in Aubusson at Ateliers Picaud, 1960’s dimensions: 28 x38 inches ...
Wool
The Roosters by Jean Lurçat – Aubusson Tapestry, Pinton Frères Workshop - N 1575
By Jean Lurçat, Pinton Freres
Located in Paris, FR
Very Important Modern Handwoven French Tapestry The Roosters by Jean Lurçat – Aubusson, Pinton Frères Workshop Period: 20th century Condition: Excellent Material: Wool Width: 300 c...
Wool
Tapestry Jean Lurcat "Blue Coral" Atlerie Suzanne Goubely-gatien N° 1416
By Jean Lurçat, Suzanne Goubely Atelier
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Wool
Unique Mid-Century Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurçat, Carton No. 13049
By Aubusson Manufacture, Jean Lurçat
Located in Dronten, NL
This rare and important midcentury tapestry was designed by Jean Lurçat (1892–1966), the pivotal figure in the revival of modern tapestry in the 20th century. It was handwoven in woo...
Wool
Jean Lurcat Mid-Century Aubusson Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Jean Lurcat (1892-1966) and woven at Atelier Raymond Picaud in Aubusson, France. Handwoven in wool, it dates to circa 1950 and titled "Oogli and the Insects" The artist's name is woven in the lower right corner and the monogram for the atelier is woven in the lower left corner. Woven with a stylized seated afghan dog...
Tapestry, Wool
Circa 1960 Jean Lurçat Rooster And Sun French Aubusson Tapestry 20th Century
By Aubusson Manufacture, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Jean Lurçat Period: 20th century Style: 50's and 60's design Condition: Perfect condition - Hand woven Material: Wool Width: 365cm Height: 185cm In keeping with tradition, t...
Wool
Jean Lurçat “Black Cotonou” - French Wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
- Black Cotonou (Cotonou Noir) by Jean Lurçat - 200 x 300 cm, 7 x 10 ft - Aubusson tapestry woven at the Tabard Frères et Soeurs workshop. “Cotonou Noir” is also a tribute to Africa...
Wool
Jean Lurçat, Aubusson Tapestry, Tabard Workshop - Zodiac Usa - No. 1595
By Tabard, Aubusson Manufacture, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Lurçat, Aubusson Tapestry, Tabard Workshop - Zodiac Usa - No. 1595 Artist: Jean Lurçat, Zodiaque Usa Period: 20th century Style: Design 50's and 60's Condition: Perfect conditio...
Wool
Jean Lurçat "Midnight Sun (Soleil De Minuit) " - French Wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
- Midnight Sun by Jean Lurcat (1892-1966) - Provenance: France - 113.39 x 64.96 in / 288 x 165 cm -About Jean Lurçat's tapestries: In 1917, Jean Lurçat made his first tapestries: Filles Vertes (Green Girls) and Soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Grenada). At the end of the war in 1918, he returned to Switzerland where he had a holiday in Ticino (Swiss Italy), with Rilke, Busoni, Hermann Hesse...
Wool
Midcentury Tapestry "La Table" Signed by Jean Lurcat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Beirut, LB
A limited edition tapestry by Jean Lurçat entitled "La Table" signed in the lower right corner. Depicting a lush surrealist still life of a picnic table laden with lobster, fruiting ...
Tapestry, Wool
Jean Lurçat "Les amours jaunes" Aubusson Wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
-Unique Piece -Manufactured by Atelier Tabard in Aubusson, France
Wool
Unique Mid-Century Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurçat, Carton No. 13048
By Pierre Legoueix, Jean Lurçat
Located in Dronten, NL
This rare and important midcentury tapestry was designed by Jean Lurçat (1892–1966), the pivotal figure in the revival of modern tapestry in the 20th century. It was handwoven in woo...
Wool
Pair of Unique Aubusson Tapestries by Jean Lurçat, Carton No 13048 and No 13049
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Dronten, NL
This rare and important matching pair of midcentury tapestries was designed by Jean Lurçat (1892–1966), the pivotal figure in the revival of modern tapestry in the 20th century. They...
Wool
Jean Lurçat “the Rooster" - Aubusson Tapestry - French Modern Design
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
- The Rooster (Le cocq) by Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) - Atelier Pinton Frères (Aubusson) - Signed by the artist - 64 x 71 in, 163 x 180 cm - Provenance: Collection privée The tapestry...
Wool
Jean Lurçat "Eaux Libres" Aubusson Wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
-Manufactured by Atelier Pinton, Felletin, France
Wool
Aubusson Papillons “Nazareth” Tapestry by Jean Lurcat (France, 1892 - 1966)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1965, France. Hand-woven Aubusson wool tapestry “Nazareth” by Jean Lurcat. Signed, titled and inscribed by artist on tapestry bottom corner and on label on backside.
Wool
Jean Lurcat “Le Bouc Bleu” wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in palm beach, FL
Jean Lurcat ( 1892-1966 ) “LE BOUC BLEU” Aubusson tapestry Mid-century polychrome hand wool woven tapestry represents a Goat in foliage surmounted by a flying insect. Jean Lurçat...
Wool
Jean Lurcat "Papillons" - Aubusson Wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
-Papillons (Butterflies) by Jean Lurcat -circa 1955 -Aubusson tapestry woven by the Goubely workshop -Measures: 135 x 180 cm About Jean Lurcat: A main representative of the Éco...
Wool
Jean Lurçat Woolen Tapestry, “Le Bouc Blue” – France 1950s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Renens, CH
Handwoven tapestry, 'Le Bouc Bleu' by Jean Lurçat for Atelier Jane Pérethon, Signed and labelled. Origination: 1950s, France. Condition: Very good. Tapestry has been professiona...
Wool
Large Aubusson wool tapestry "Poisson volant" by Jean Lurçat, Ed. Tabard 1950's
By Jean Lurçat, Tabard
Located in Renens, CH
Large Aubusson Wall Tapestry "Poisson Volant" by Jean Lurçat, Atelier Tabard, France 1953. This gorgeous tapestry was created a few years before the big retrospective at the Museum ...
Wool
Jean Lurçat “Little Neptune”- French Wool Tapestry - Gisèle Brivet Workshop
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
- Little Neptune (Petit Neptune) by Jean Lurçat, - 187 x 150 cm, 6 x 5 ft. - Aubusson tapestry woven at the Gisèle Brivet workshop. Jean Lurçat’s “Petit Neptune” tapestry is a rema...
Wool
THE OWL IN THE CUPBOARD, Jean Lurçat - Freznch Tapestry TABARD Aubusson - N 1553
By Tabard, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Jean Lurçat Era: 20th century Style: 1950s-1960s design Condition: Perfect condition Material: Tapestry Width: 253 cm Height: 155 cm Depth: 0.5 cm In keeping with tradition,...
Wool
Jean Lurçat “Coral Bestiary” - Aubusson Tapestry - French Modern Design
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
-Title: Coral Bestiary (Bestiaire Corail) -Dimensions: 155 x 255 cm; 5 x 8 ft -Aubusson tapestry woven at the Atelier Pinton The tapestry “Bestiaire Corail” by Jean Lurçat is a capt...
Wool
$25,379
H 61.03 in W 99.61 in D 0.2 in
THE OWL IN THE CUPBOARD, Jean Lurçat - Freznch Tapestry TABARD Aubusson - N 1553
By Tabard, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Jean Lurçat Era: 20th century Style: 1950s-1960s design Condition: Perfect condition Material: Tapestry Width: 253 cm Height: 155 cm Depth: 0.5 cm In keeping with tradition,...
Wool
$3,033
H 40.95 in W 64.18 in D 0.16 in
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique French Hand Printed Lurçat Signed Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful antique french hand printed tapestry with nice design of Jean Lurçat, with a signature printed on the design of the tapestr...
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven in Aubusson, France in the 19th Century, this lovely Tapestry features a pair of lovers in a classic Rococo vinyet and has its original fruit and floral border. It measures...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
$4,877
H 49.22 in W 59.85 in D 0.08 in
Mille-Fleurs Tapestry signed by Aubusson Manufacture – 19th Century – No. 1562
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Paris, FR
Mille-Fleurs Tapestry signed Manufacture Aubusson - 19th century - 152Lx125H - No. 1562 Artist: Aubusson Manufactory Era: 19th century Style: High period - Renaissance - Louis XIII C...
Wool, Silk
"Sonate et Claire de Lune", Jean Lurcat, French Tapestry, 1940
Located in New York, NY
"Sonate et Claire de Lune" designed by Jean Lurcat. France, circa 1940. Woven with a stylised cat atop a piano amidst foliage and winged insects, in shades of white, black, grey, t...
Wool
Jean Lurcat Aubusson Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
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 and entitled "Bahia La Rouge...
Wool, Tapestry
$7,292
H 57.49 in W 96.86 in D 0.2 in
Spring Levee, Jean-Michel Lartigaud - French modern Aubusson Tapestry - No. 1513
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Paris, FR
This magnificent modern tapestry from the Aubusson Manufacture, having benefited from a deep cleaning and a careful verification and doubled by experts in our artisanal Workshop. It ...
Wool
$10,000
H 89.76 in W 68.11 in D 0.4 in
Sublime Aubusson Tapestry - Pinton Frères - Signed by Hervé Lelong
By Hervé Lelong
Located in New York, NY
-Sublime Aubusson tapestry signed by Hervé Lelong -Dimensions: 228 x 173 cm -Year: 1960s -Manufacture: Frères Pinton, Aubusson, France -Condition: Perfect
Wool
Aubusson Woven Verdure Tapestry by Robert Four
By atelier robert four
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautifully woven French Aubusson Verdure Wool Tapestry, "Chateau de la Lys," created by the distinguished French workshop Robert Four, renowned for continuing the centuries-old Aubu...
Tapestry
$20,000
H 59.06 in W 73.63 in D 0.4 in
Jean Lurçat “Little Neptune”- French Wool Tapestry - Gisèle Brivet Workshop
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
- Little Neptune (Petit Neptune) by Jean Lurçat, - 187 x 150 cm, 6 x 5 ft. - Aubusson tapestry woven at the Gisèle Brivet workshop. Jean Lurçat’s “Petit Neptune” tapestry is a rema...
Wool
Midcentury Tapestry "La Table" Signed by Jean Lurcat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Beirut, LB
A limited edition tapestry by Jean Lurçat entitled "La Table" signed in the lower right corner. Depicting a lush surrealist still life of a picnic table laden with lobster, fruiting ...
Tapestry, Wool
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 31 in W 21 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Aubusson Floral Tapestry Panel, Wool & Silk, France, Mid 20th Century
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Aubusson floral tapestry panel - hand woven with silk threads for the flowers and leaves and stems - set against a variegated brown wool background - suitable 'as is' for han...
Wool, Silk
French tapestry "Fanfare"by Jean Lurçat, Ed. Corot 1950
By Corot, Jean Lurçat
Located in Renens, CH
French silkscreen tapestry "Fanfare"by Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) Jean LURÇAT (1892-1966) Tapestry hand-printed on woolen fabric with polychrome de...
Textile
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H 60.63 in W 87.41 in D 0.4 in
"Lumière Bleue" Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurçat, Atelier Tabard, 1950s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Remarkable Aubusson tapestry entitled Lumière Bleue, created by Jean Lurçat and woven in the renowned Tabard Frères et Sœurs workshop in Aubusson during the 1950s. This piece exempli...
Tapestry, Wool
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H 51.19 in W 37.01 in D 0.2 in
Leaves and Rain, Jean Lurçat - French Aubusson Tapestry Circa 1961 - N° 1495
By Aubusson Manufacture, Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Jean Lurçat Era: 20th century Style: Design 50s-60s Condition: Perfect condition Material: Wool Width: 94 cm Height: 130 cm Depth: 0.5 This tapestry has already been cleaned...
Wool
silk tapestry titled "the chinese fish" by Jean Lurcat
By Jean Lurçat, Corot
Located in grand Lancy, CH
silk tapestry titled "the chinese fish" by Jean Lurcat and edited by Corot limited edition number 17 on 200 , and countersigned on the back in pen
Silk
Vintage French Tapestry - "Le Premier Matin Du Monde" by Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in København, København
Colorful vintage French back framed tapisserie in wonderful warm colors, wool yarn - embroidered wall hanging - by Jean Lurçat. The motive is named "Le premier matin du monde" - the ...
Wool
Jean Lurcat Tapestry, Circa 1950, Les Quatre Saisons
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Doylestown, PA
A modernist tapestry by artist Jean Lurcat, French, circa 1950, titled Les Quatre Saisons (The Four seasons) in wool now mounted in a period giltwood frame.
Wool
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H 58.27 in W 77.96 in D 0.4 in
Jean Lurçat wall tapestry "Bleu de Bleu" Manufactura Tapeçarias Portalegre 1957
By Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, Jean Lurçat
Located in Renens, CH
Wall Tapestry "Bleu de Bleu" by Jean Lurçat, Ed. Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, Portugal 1957. This gorgeous tapestry in shades of blue was created one year before the bi...
Wool
Jean Picart Le Doux "Concerto" Wall Tapestry, France 1950s
By Jean Lurçat, Corot
Located in Gardena, CA
Exquisite Jean Picart Le Doux" "Concerto" silkscreened tapestry of musical instruments on wall hung weaving. Signed on front, label to back. Hand-signed by Le Doux and numbered on ...
Cotton
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H 39.38 in W 66.54 in D 0.4 in
Jean Lurçat "Les Brochets" Tapestry by Corot Aubusson, 1960s France
By Jean Lurçat, Corot
Located in Gardena, CA
Exquisite Jean Lurçat limited edition 'Les Brochets' tapestry produced by Corot, France, 1960s. In "Les Brochets" the theme is a congress of fish and algae. Jean Lurçat was a great ...
Cotton
Mid Century Tapestry Les Brochets by Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Large Mid Century Tapestry designed by Jean Lurcat and probably produced by Corot. Very colorful fishes, butterflies and starfishes ...
Cotton
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H 65 in W 48 in D 0.12 in
Large Wall Hanging Litho Print on Fabric by Lucat Le Tanager Made in France
By Jean Lurçat, Corot
Located in New York, NY
Large lithograph, tapestry style wall hanging by Jean Lucrat, printed by Corot, Made in France circa 1950's. This famous work is know as Le Tanager ( The S...
Tapestry
Framed silkscreen print on linen by Jean Lurcat , France.
By Jean Lurçat
Located in London, GB
Vibrant Silkscreen print on linen tapestry in a black wooden frame. Titled 'La Pluie et Le Beau Temps b y Jean Lurcat. Signature to the front. France circa 1950s.
Linen