The pirates
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Bascoulergue workshop.
With its label signed by the artist's widow, no.1/6.
Circa 1975.
First a poster artist, then an ethnographic artist during the war, Perrot began his work as a painter-cartoonist at the end of it: he designed nearly 500 cartoons, obtaining numerous commissions from the State (33 cartoons, Perrot is the most represented cartoonist of the 20th century in the collections of the Mobilier National!), most of which were woven in Aubusson. His highly decorative and shimmering style is very characteristic: treated in flat areas (without chintz, without stitching) an abundance of animals (mostly birds) stands out, without perspective, against a vegetal background, in the taste of medieval mille-fleurs tapestries.
Cartoon more narrative than usual at Perrot: the artist then abandons the sowing of flowers inspired by medieval tapestry, and favors dark backgrounds.
Bibliography :
Tapestry, drawings, paintings, engravings by René Perrot, Dessein et Tolra, 1982
Cat. Expo. René Perrot, my poor heart is an owl, Aubusson, International City of Tapestry, 2023
