JEAN LURCAT (1892-1966)

This retrospective is dedicated to Jean Lurcat ( 1892-1966 ) at the Galerie des Gobelins, is an invitation to rediscover the journey of this painter, ceramist, tapestry designer, whose influence has marked the history of the contemporary tapestry.
It will reveal the different facets of the career of Jean Lurcat , leader of a movement that has gathered around him a lot of artists and whose role was decisive in the history of art and the rebirth of the tapestry the twentieth century. It will also rediscover a singular painter who knew the interwar great success in Europe and the United States.