In the heart of shadow
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Legoueix workshop.
With its signed label, no. 1/3 (and mention “print run stopped 1/2 ”).
1971.
After the usual passage through wall decoration in the 30s, 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.
Our cartoon (the only one for 1971) is a prelude to the year of “shadows” that was 1972: all 13 cartoons designed that year have mention in their title; perhaps this is to be related to the contemporary creation of the stained glass windows for the Villefavard temple.
Bibliography:
Exhibition catalog. Homage to Louis-Marie Jullien, Aubusson, Musée départemental de la Tapisserie, 1983, no. 148 ( the model is illustrated)
