Marcel GROMAIRE 1892-1971
Birds of prey (Tapestry), 1941
Tapestry wool and cotton.
Cardboard maker and workshop Suzanne GOUBELY, in Aubusson (France).
Cardboard maker and workshop Suzanne GOUBELY, in Aubusson (France).
181 x 185 cm - 71.26 x 72.83 in.
Signed and dated lower right
According to Mrs. Catherine Giraud, from the documentation center of the Aubusson Tapestry
Museum, this tapestry would be woven in four copies.
Museum, this tapestry would be woven in four copies.
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Contemporary tapestry owes a lot to those who were at the origin of its revival in the 1940s. Gromaire was one of the three artists (with Lurçat) who were the...
Contemporary tapestry owes a lot to those who were at the origin of its revival in the 1940s.
Gromaire was one of the three artists (with Lurçat) who were the first to give tapestry a contemporary form. With a master's hand, his woven work takes on a unique character, his tapestries are not the continuation of his paintings, but a particular and unique research in this art of weaving.
Gromaire was one of the three artists (with Lurçat) who were the first to give tapestry a contemporary form. With a master's hand, his woven work takes on a unique character, his tapestries are not the continuation of his paintings, but a particular and unique research in this art of weaving.
