Trellises
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Pinton workshop for Leleu.
With its selvedge.
1964.
Drawn to large surfaces, under the influence of Untersteller at the School of Fine Arts, Hilaire executed numerous mural paintings. Logically, from 1949 onwards, at the same time as many artists, stimulated by Lurçat (he would be part of the APCT, Association of Tapestry Cartoon Painters alongside him), he produced numerous cartoons (a few dozen), some of which were woven in Beauvais or at the Gobelins.
Our tapestry was featured in the dining room of the Villa Médy Roc in Cap d'Antibes, whose furnishings and decor were created by the Leleu firm, beginning in 1957. On this occasion, continuing Jacques Adnet's research on the interplay between architecture, furniture, and tapestry, articulated under the guidance of a design consultant, Leleu sought to maintain the tradition of refined French taste, enhanced by the expertise of the finest representatives of the decorative arts of the time. It was within this acknowledged lineage that a "French Garden" tapestry by Hilaire was first placed in the dining room, before our tapestry joined it in 1964, combining traditional trellises with birds imbued with a distinctly exotic feel. The two tapestries appear in "Les seins de glace", a film by Lautner with Delon, Brasseur and Mireille Darc, filmed on location.
Origin: Villa Médy Roc, Cap d'Antibes
Bibliography:
Exhibition catalog, Hilaire, woven work, Verrière gallery, 1970.
Exhibition catalog, Hilaire, from line to light, Georges de la Tour Departmental Museum in Vic-sur-Seille, 2010.
