The pond

 

 

Aubusson tapestry woven in the Legoueix workshop.
With its selvedge signed by the artist, no. 6/6.
Circa 1965.

 

It was in 1953 that Jean Picart le Doux offered Chaye the position of assistant and encouraged him to create tapestry cartoons: he then produced many bucolic cartoons, but also views of Normandy (Mont Saint Michel, Honfleur, regattas,…), where he was from.

 

Exact reproduction of the "Water Lilies" card, only the green background has been changed.

 

Bibliography:
Simon Chaye, Contemporary Tapestries, Editions Librairie des musées, 2014