Cochineal
Tapestry woven in Aubusson by the Legoueix workshop.
With its label, No. 4/6.
1967.
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.
It is more the sound of the word that Jullien sought for the title than a reference to the flower, violet. Contemporary, and of the same format, 'Capucine' was woven.
Bibliography :
Cat. Expo. Jullien, from dawn to aurora, Paris, La Demeure gallery, 1969, No. 7
Cat. Expo. Tribute to Louis-Marie Jullien, Aubusson, Departmental Museum of Tapestry, 1983
