Vintage Jean Claude Bissery Signed Pictorial Tapestry “Bûcheron”- Rug & Kilim
This 4x5 vintage pictorial tapestry is a rare and special curation from Rug & Kilim—a signed mid-century original by French artist Jean Claude Bissery, hand-produced in France circa 1950-1959. While representing the prestigious Aubusson tradition, this piece is a meticulously crafted silkscreen on linen canvas, produced from an original cartoon by the artist during his tenure as a professor at the National School of Decorative Art in Aubusson. On the Design:This remarkable work, entitled “Bûcheron” (or “The Woodcutter”), captures a surreal, pastoral journey through a modernist lens. The composition centers on a solitary figure—a man clad in vibrant, multi-colored attire—shouldering a massive, blossoming branch as he traverses a dense, enchanted forest.Bissery's signature treatment is evident in the striking ikat-like striations and vertical "light leaks" that define the trees and background, creating a shimmering sense of depth and movement. The palette is a bold celebration of nature’s diversity, featuring stylized foliage in autumnal red, sky blue, and golden-yellow set against a dramatic midnight-black ground. This piece exemplifies the marriage of traditional French decorative arts with mid-century modern design sensibilities, where the human form and the dream-like, wild colors of the forest are rendered with a rhythmic, almost musical fluidity. The artist’s signature, "JC.BISSERY", is woven into the lower right corner, marking this as an extremely collectible signature work from a master of the 20th-century French aesthetic.Condition:This mid-century French tapestry further enjoys great condition for its age and origin—intended for use in wall-hanging projects only.
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Tapestry
Wool
NO. 35891
France, c. 1950-1959
3'7" X 5'4" (1.09 m x 1.63 m)
$16,000
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Vintage Jean Claude Bissery Signed Pictorial Tapestry “Bûcheron”- Rug & Kilim
This 4x5 vintage pictorial tapestry is a rare and special curation from Rug & Kilim—a signed mid-century original by French artist Jean Claude Bissery, hand-produced in France circa 1950-1959. While representing the prestigious Aubusson tradition, this piece is a meticulously crafted silkscreen on linen canvas, produced from an original cartoon by the artist during his tenure as a professor at the National School of Decorative Art in Aubusson. On the Design:This remarkable work, entitled “Bûcheron” (or “The Woodcutter”), captures a surreal, pastoral journey through a modernist lens. The composition centers on a solitary figure—a man clad in vibrant, multi-colored attire—shouldering a massive, blossoming branch as he traverses a dense, enchanted forest.Bissery's signature treatment is evident in the striking ikat-like striations and vertical "light leaks" that define the trees and background, creating a shimmering sense of depth and movement. The palette is a bold celebration of nature’s diversity, featuring stylized foliage in autumnal red, sky blue, and golden-yellow set against a dramatic midnight-black ground. This piece exemplifies the marriage of traditional French decorative arts with mid-century modern design sensibilities, where the human form and the dream-like, wild colors of the forest are rendered with a rhythmic, almost musical fluidity. The artist’s signature, "JC.BISSERY", is woven into the lower right corner, marking this as an extremely collectible signature work from a master of the 20th-century French aesthetic.Condition:This mid-century French tapestry further enjoys great condition for its age and origin—intended for use in wall-hanging projects only.
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