W147 FIFTIES LARGE WOVEN WOOL TAPESTRY DEPICTING FIGHTING COCKERELS
W147 FIFTIES LARGE WOVEN WOOL TAPESTRY DEPICTING FIGHTING COCKERELS
£785.00
Fifties Aubusson large woven wool tapestry depicting fighting cockerels
In the style of Jean Lurcat
Circa 1950s
Height 83cm. Width 145cm. Depth 2cm
Aubusson tapestries were manufactured in central France at Aubusson and the nearby town of Felletin. The industry developed around 1300 in family run workshops, gaining a world class reputation. During the 19th Centry reproductions of earlier floral tapestries and carpets kept the industry viable. Post World War II a revival in tapestry weaving attracted many leading designers to the area, where a modernist colourful style developed. Jean Lurçat, Marcel Gromaire and Pierre Dubreuil were amongst the new generation of weavers.
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