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Chartreuse Ground 'Cavalcade' Oversize Carpet by Jean Lurçat for Maison Myrbor
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Following her pioneering work in Algeria, Marie Cuttoli (1879-1973) founded Maison Myrbor in 1926. It would become the gallery from where she would promote the Modernist rugs designed by the young, avant-garde artists active in Paris at the time. One of the first to collaborate with her was Jean Lurçat, a painter and tapestry designer, whose signature style was based on abstract depictions of real and imaginary creatures inspired by Greek mythology and ancient Chinese bronzes. Although he designed carpets for a number of French firms, his name is most often associated with the rebirth of the Aubusson tapestry weaving manufactory, for which he drew a series of cartoons.
The present carpet, originally designed for Helena Rubinstein's New York apartment, is decorated at both ends by a frieze of mythical winged horses on an open field, chartreuse-green background. Representing one of the earliest Lurçat patterns commissioned by Marie Cuttoli, this piece exemplifies Lurçat's genius in the way he confidently blends radical minimalism with a striking hymn to the ancient world.
Provenance: The Estate of Mala Rubinstein Silson, New York
Published: S. Slesin, Over The Top: Helena Rubinstein Extraordinary Style - Beauty Art Fashion Design. New York: Pointed Leaf
Press, 2003.
L. Bohne, A. Levi, Woven Art - 20th Century European and American Carpets of the Avant Garde. Kaunas: 2022.
- Creator:Jean Lurçat (Artist)
- Dimensions:Width: 175.2 in (445 cm)Length: 267.72 in (680 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Knotted
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1926
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Milan, IT
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