Marchande d'illusions (the dream vendor)
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Pinton workshop.
With label.
Circa 1955.
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Elie Grekoff, whose aesthetic is similar to that of Lurçat, designed over 300 cartons “The dream vendor” is typical of a vein characteristic of Grekoff where melancholic children consider each other, as in a scene on a stage, redolent of an illustration for a folk tale.
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Paysage bleu aux papillons (blue landscape with butterflies)
Elie Grekoff, whose aesthetic is similar to that of Lurçat, designed over 300 cartons : here we find evidence of the artist’s evolution from the 1960’s onwards, as the human or animal figures disappear from his work. The recurrent theme is one where a heavenl_ bod_ (the sun, the moon) appears half-hidden behind foliage.Tapestry woven by the ATA (Atelier de Tapisserie d'Angers). With signed label, n°1/4. Circa 1970. -
Le petit oiseleur (the little bird-catcher)
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Picaud workshop. With label, n°1/6. Circa 1970.Elie Grekoff, whose aesthetic is similar to that of Lurçat, designed over 300 cartons.“The little bird catcher” is typical of a vein characteristic of Grekoff where melancholic children consider each other within a dream-like landscape against a background of large flat areas of colour, redolent of an illustration for a folk tale. -
Annick
Tapestry woven by the Angers workshop. With label, n°1/6. 1968.Elie Grekoff, whose aesthetic is similar to that of Lurçat, designed over 300 cartons The motif of a sun radiating foliage is a classic with this artist ; it is possible that the title refers to a weaver at the Atelier de Tapisserie d’Angers (Angers Tapestry Workshop), which opened in the same year of 1968 and where Grekoff was the first painter-cartonnier to be produced. -
Poissons et grenouilles (fish and frogs)
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Picaud workshop. Complete with signed label, n°1/4. Circa 1970. Elie Grekoff, whose aesthetic is similar to that of Lurçat, designed over 300 cartons : a black background evokes an underwater world where fish and leaves are pictured with the amusing and un-Lurçat-like presence of frogs.
