Sunset

 

Aubusson tapestry woven by the Four workshop.
No. 2/6.
Circa 1970.

 

 

Fumeron produced his first cartoons (he would go on to produce more than 500) from the 1940s onwards, collaborating with the Pinton workshops, then receiving numerous commissions from the State, before participating in the decoration of the 'France' liner. Initially figurative and influenced by Lurçat, he evolved towards abstraction, before returning to a colourful and realistic figuration from the 1980s onwards.

A recurring motif in Fumeron's work, the sunset (orange or red) appears here veiled behind a curtain of trees, in a cartoon close to abstraction.