Sarabande
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Pinton workshop.
With its label.
1954.
After the usual passage through wall decoration in the 1930s, Jullien came to Aubusson in 1936, joined Picart le Doux in 1947 and became a member of the A.P.C.T. (Association of Painters-Cartoonists of Tapestry). He then devoted himself to tapestry with zeal and produced 167 cartoons, initially figurative, following Picart le Doux and Saint-Saëns, then under the influence of the scientific themes addressed, he evolved towards abstraction. In 1981, two years before his death, he donated his workshop to the Departmental Museum of Tapestry in Aubusson.
Before 'Passacaille' of 1955, Jullien demonstrates here his interest in dance and music, recurring themes but rarely illustrated so explicitly, with guitar and oboe played as if by enchantment. Perhaps the birds evoke the musical notes that run along the phylactère-score?
Bibliography :
Cat. Expo. Tribute to Louis-Marie Jullien, Aubusson, Departmental Museum of Tapestry, 1983
