Modern tapestries
Tropique du Capricorne
Mathieu Matégot
Reference :
37 888
H. 2,58 x L. 3,45 m / H. 8ft 5½ x W. 11 ft 4
Tapestry after a cartoon of Mathieu Matégot (1910-2001)
France, Aubusson, Pinton Workshop
Woven in wool and cotton (wrap in cotton, weft in wool)
Edition 1/8
Bolduc signed by the artist
Signature of the artist woven at the bottom right corner
Circa 1975
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Born in Hungary, he studied at the Budapest School of Fine Arts. He travelled to Italy and the United States before settling in Paris in 1931.
As a designer renowned for his concept of perforated sheet furniture, he became a member of the APCT (Association des Peintres Cartonniers), following his meeting with Lurçat in 1950. His creation includes more than a hundred boxes of tapestries, including some monumental ones made for the French state.
Mathieu Matégot , Artist & Designer
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