Saraband
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Pinton workshop.
With its ribbon.
1954.
After his usual foray into mural decoration in the 1930s, Jullien came to Aubusson in 1936, became friends with Picart le Doux in 1947, and joined the APCT (Association of Tapestry Cartoon Painters). He then devoted himself to tapestry with zeal, creating 167 cartoons, initially figurative, following in the footsteps of Picart le Doux and Saint-Saëns, but later, influenced by the scientific themes he explored, he moved towards abstraction. In 1981, two years before his death, he donated his studio to the Departmental Tapestry Museum in Aubusson.
Before "Passacaglia" of 1955, Jullien here demonstrates his interest in dance and music, recurring themes but rarely illustrated so explicitly, with guitar and oboe played as if by magic. Perhaps the birds evoke the musical notes that run along the speech bubble-like score?
Bibliography:
Exhibition catalog. Homage to Louis-Marie Jullien, Aubusson, Departmental Tapestry Museum, 1983
