South African and International Art
Online-Only Auction, 25 February - 4 March 2019
Paintings and Sculpture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 16 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 41 038
About this Item
Jean Lurçat
French 1892-1966
The Nazareth Tapestry
signed; inscribed with the title, and 'Lion de Daniel, de Jean Lurcat, 115 by 140, nos 4 and 167' on a label stitched to the reverse
tapestry
110 by 138,5cm, unframed
Notes
The artist Jean Lurçat is credited with reviving traditional French tapestry techniques as a fine art medium in the twentieth century. He was associated with Renoir and Cézanne and exhibited with Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Derain and Dufy in New York in 1932. Other examples of his work can be seen in France at the Museum of Jean Lurçat and Contemporary Tapestry, Angers, and the Atelier-Musee Jean Lurçat, Saint Laurent Les Tours, as well as at the Jean Lurçat Museum, Eppelborn, in Germany.
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