Source claire (clear spring)
Aubusson tapestry woven in the Bonjour workshop.
With signed label, n°3/4.
Circa 1960.
It was in 1953 that Jean Picart le Doux offered Chaye the chance to become his assistant and encouraged him to create tapestry cartoons: he went on to produce numerous bucolic cartoons, as well as views of Normandy (Mont Saint-Michel, Honfleur, regattas, etc.), his native region.
A classic design in the artist’s naturalistic style, characterised by his specialisation in enclosures, hedgerows and riversides, brought to life by animals.
Bibliography:
Simon Chaye tapisseries contemporaines, Editions Librairie des musées, 2014, ill. p. 41
