Lente approche (slow approach)
Aubusson tapestry woven in the Braquenié workshop.
With label.
Circa 1960.
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Le clown (the clown)
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Hecquet workshop. With signed label, n°1/1. 1974. -
Eveil du jour (Awakening of the day)
Aubusson tapestry woven in the Pinton workshop. With label, n°1/1. Circa 1980. -
Composition
Tapestry woven by the artist. With signed label, and preparatory drawing. Circa 1980. -
Les 3 Grâces (the 3 Graces)
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Four workshop. N°3/6. Circa 2000. -
Composition
As a young painter moving towards abstraction in the late 40s, Longobardi was commissioned to paint large-scale murals in France and abroad (the presidency of the Republic of Abidjan, the rectorate of the Poitiers Academy, etc.), as well as numerous tapestry cartoons, in particular for the Manufactures Nationales, with sometimes very modern subjects (‘l'autostrade’, ‘l'aéroport’, etc.). Longobardi, along with Singier and Springer, was one of the very first abstract artists to receive public commissions at the time. Although his work was abstract, his aesthetic evolved over time, from sharp forms to a more lyrical style full of movement, until the appeasement of the 1960s. The high point of his meteoric official career came when he was commissioned to create ‘la crique’ for the starboard private dining room of the liner ‘France’. After this, the artist became much rarer. Our carton is stylistically close to the artist's latest weavings for the Manufactures Nationales, notably ‘Plein feu’ from 1963-1964. Bibliography : Cat. Expo. Le Mobilier National et les Manufactures Nationales des Gobelins et de Beauvais sous la IVe République, Beauvais, Galerie de la Tapisserie, 1997 Armelle Bouchet-Mazas, le paquebot France, éditions Norma, 2006, ill.p.170 Cat. Expo. Le chic ! Arts décoratifs et mobilier de 1930 à 1960, Paris, galerie des Gobelins, 2022-23Aubusson tapestry woven in the Pinton workshop. With label. Circa 1960. -
Maternité (Motherhood)
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Four workshop. With signed label, n°5/6. Circa 2000. -
Jumping
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Four workshop. With signed label, n°EA 1/2. Circa 2000. -
Composition with birds
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Pinton workshop. With signed label. Circa 1960. -
Composition orange
Aubusson tapestry woven by le mur du nomade workshop. N°1/6. Circa 1970.
