The law
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Rivière des Borderies workshop.
With its selvedge.
1951.
Perrot began his work as a tapestry designer after the war, creating nearly 500 designs, with many commissions from the State, most of them woven in Aubusson. His eminently decorative and shimmering style is very characteristic: a profusion of butterflies or birds, most often, stands out against a vegetal background, in the style of mille-fleurs tapestries (which also inspired Dom Robert).
Perrot's ornithological representations, which are endlessly varied, are capable of an extraordinary range of allegories: for example, with "discord" and "meditation" for the Paris Palace of Justice, illustrated respectively by black grouse and owls. Nothing here could be more fitting than a majestic eagle with a stern gaze, inspiring respect, to embody "the Law.".
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Tapestry, drawings, paintings, engravings by René Perrot, Dessein et Tolra, 1982
