Jean Picart le Doux Mid-Century
Modern Wall Tapestry
Titled ' The
Aquarium '
Circa 1950’s, France
Bold red
background with rich colors forming the aquatic scene.
Black, green, yellow and blue form the underwater sea life,
including Neptune’s pitchfork.
Signed in the lower right corner, woven signature.
Dimensions: 67"
wide, 45" high.
Just one of our
many Picart Le Dux Fifties tapestries available.
We are proud to offer one of the largest collections of
Mid-Century Wall tapestries.
Item # FADTAP15:
Price: $ 3,500.
Biographies:
Jean Picart le Doux (French, 1902-1982)
Known as one of the most prolific tapestry designers of the
20th Century, Picart le Doux worked closely with Jean Lurcat.
Works are highly collectable and have graced the walls of
oceanliners of the Art Moderne Era.
Aubusson
Aubusson became the major center for tapestry design and
production in the 20th century, thanks to Jean Lurcat, who
settled there for the purpose of creating a new tapestry
industry at the request of the French Ministry of National Ed
Cucation in 1939. In 1945, Lurcat, with the artists Marc
Saint-Saens and Jean Picart Le Doux, founded the Association of
Tapestry Cartoon-Painters, which pioneered the revival of
tapestry as modern architectural decoration, according to the
principle that tapestries should be original works of art (not
copies after paintings), intended for walls and designed for
specific architectural spaces.
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