FRENCH silkscreen TAPESTRY ALAIN CORNIC ROBERT FOUR AUBUSSON MIDCENTURY

Made in France in the 1960 this silkscreen tapestry on wool reflect the democratic desire of that time to produce affordable art . Neo fantastic and influence by the cubist movement Alain Cornic tapestry use the vocabulary of natural symbol like the sun , animal and musical instrument , mixing decorative subject with mythological scene .Jean Lurcat a great master of Aubusson tapestry was the inspiration for a new generation of artist , Cornic was a painter illustrator know for his colorful poster and optimistic depiction of the life in the 1960's and 1970's . It is not hand weaved but silkscreen on wool , I included a description of the process of serigraphy for clarity: it is a printmaking technique in which a mesh cloth is stretched over a heavy wooden frame and the design, painted on the screen by tusche or affixed by stencil, is printed by having a squeegee force color through the pores of the material in areas not blocked out by a glue sizing. The actual work is done by hand , Robert Four is part of the Aubusson company .Signed by the artist in the back on label , the subject is the phoenix , symbol of rebirth .

Linen backing with possibility to insert a rod on the top.

Size 41 x 72 , silkscreen , fresh color .

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