André Arbus tapestry (after) in hand-woven wool 3 x 2 m
Modern contemporary Art Deco tapestry after Andre Arbus, high quality hand woven in wool on wool. Dimensions 3 x 2 m André Pierre Léon Arbus is a 20th century French architect, decorator and sculptor, born in Toulouse on November 17, 1903, died in Paris on December 12, 1969. He belongs to an old family of Toulouse cabinetmakers. After attending the Pierre-de-Fermat3 high school, he began a law degree and enrolled at the Toulouse school of fine arts where he met the sculptor Henry Parayre4. He joined his father's cabinetmaker workshop5. In 1925, he participated in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, and won the silver medal with a dressing table made with his friend Marc Saint-Saëns3. He will exhibit regularly at the Salons of Decorative Artists as well as at the Salon d'Automne.
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André Pierre Léon Arbus was a 20th-century French architect, decorator and sculptor, born in Toulouse on November 17, 1903, and died in Paris on December 12, 1969. He belongs to an old family of cabinetmakers from Toulouse. After attending the Pierre-de-Fermat high school, he began a law degree and enrolled at the Toulouse School of Fine Arts, where he met the sculptor Henry Parayre. He joined his father's cabinetmaking workshop. In 1925, he participated in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, and won the silver medal for a dressing table created with his friend Marc Saint-Saëns. He exhibited regularly at the Salons des Artistes Décorateurs and the Salon d'Automne. In 1932, he moved to Paris, rue Gazan, and opened an office at 24, avenue Matignon. In June, the Galerie des Quatre-Chemins exhibited around ten of his works. The sycamore table decorated with masks by the Russian sculptor Androusov, which he presented to the jury of the American Blumenthal Foundation in 1934, enabled him to unanimously win the prize awarded to young French talent. From 1934 to 1954, he continued to monitor the work being done in the family workshop by traveling to Toulouse every week. Deeply attached to his native region, his friendships often led to artistic collaborations. The decorator Georges Soutiras, the sculptors Joseph Monin and Henry Parayre, as well as the painter and cartoonist Marc Saint-Saëns regularly contributed to his creations. At the 1937 World's Fair, he presented "A Residence in Île-de-France," "The House of a French Family," a restaurant at the Regional Center, and several furniture collections. At that time, he was located at 75, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré. Apart from important participations in the salons of decorative artists and exhibitions, in 1939 he represented the French section at the international exhibition in New York. From 1950, he exhibited his works as a sculptor at the Tuileries and Autumn salons. His proposal memorandum "on an exceptional basis" for the rank of officer of the Legion of Honour in 1954 reveals work carried out for the benefit of presidential residences, administrative hotels, ocean liners, etc. He was elected to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1965. He also produced architectural works, such as the Planier lighthouse8,9 and the Mirabeau fire station, built in 1942 in Marseille. André Arbus later lived in the castle of Letteguives, a commune in the Eure department. Although he died in Paris at 21 Quai de la Tournelle, and was originally from Toulouse, he is buried in the cemetery of the small village in the Eure department. To honor this great figure in such a small commune, the municipal council decided in 2013 to name the village hall, now called the "André-Arbus Hall," after him. Ivy used as a tomb, which was renovated to make way for a plaque detailing his identity. | |