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1892 Bruyeres, France - 1966 Saint-Pdaul de Vence, France. Known for: Tapestry design, abstract figure, landscape and marine painting.
Jean Lurcat was a French artist noted as a renovator of contemporary tapestry. He was born in Bruyeres, Vosges, the son of Lucien Jean Baptiste Lurcat and Marie Emilie Marguerite L'Hote. He was the... Read full biography
Jean Lurcat was a French artist noted as a renovator of contemporary tapestry. He was born in Bruyeres, Vosges, the son of Lucien Jean Baptiste Lurcat and Marie Emilie Marguerite L'Hote. He was the brother of Andre Lurçat, who became an architect. After his secondary education at Epinal, he... Read full biography
Jean Lurcat was a French artist noted as a renovator of contemporary tapestry. He was born in Bruyeres, Vosges, the son of Lucien Jean Baptiste Lurcat and Marie Emilie Marguerite L'Hote. He was the brother of Andre Lurçat, who became an architect. After his secondary education at Epinal, he enrolled at La Faculte des Sciences de Nancy and studied medicine. He went to Switzerland and Germany (Munich) and in leaving his educational path, he went to the workshop of Victor Prouve, the head of the... Read full biography
Jean Lurcat was a French artist noted as a renovator of contemporary tapestry. He was born in Bruyeres, Vosges, the son of Lucien Jean Baptiste Lurcat and Marie Emilie Marguerite L'Hote. He was the brother of Andre Lurçat, who became an architect. After his secondary education at Epinal, he enrolled at La Faculte des Sciences de Nancy and studied medicine. He went to Switzerland and Germany (Munich) and in leaving his educational path, he went to the workshop of Victor Prouve, the head of the Ecole de Nancy. In 1912, Jean Lurcat took residence in Paris with his brother, Andre. He enrolled at the Academie Colarossi*, then at the workshop of the engraver, Bernard Naudin. He met painters such as Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir and became close to... Read full biography
Jean Lurcat was a French artist noted as a renovator of contemporary tapestry. He was born in Bruyeres, Vosges, the son of Lucien Jean Baptiste Lurcat and Marie Emilie Marguerite L'Hote. He was the brother of Andre Lurçat, who became an architect. After his secondary education at Epinal, he enrolled at La Faculte des Sciences de Nancy and studied medicine. He went to Switzerland and Germany (Munich) and in leaving his educational path, he went to the workshop of Victor Prouve, the head of the Ecole de Nancy. In 1912, Jean Lurcat took residence in Paris with his brother, Andre. He enrolled at the Academie Colarossi*, then at the workshop of the engraver, Bernard Naudin. He met painters such as Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir and became close to Rainer Maria Rilke, Antoine Bourdelle, Elie Faure, etc. and founded with the three friends the Feuilles... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Costume Design
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Batik, Tie-Dye
- •Bronze
- •Charcoal
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Drypoint
- •Fiber Art Design: Fabric, Crochet, Quilting, Knitting, Weaving
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Weaving, Tufting, Tapestry and/or Handspinning, Design
Art Style
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •Asia, Orient
- •Europe
- •Greece
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked After 1900
- •Russia