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80 - HENRI GUÉRIN (1929–2009) PAINTER AND CARTOONIST & PINTON FRÈRES, WEAVERS IN AUBUSSON
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HENRI GUÉRIN (1929–2009) PAINTER AND CARTOONIST & PINTON FRÈRES, WEAVERS IN AUBUSSON “Vibration pourpre,” the design created in 1968; our tapestry woven in 1970, of which only two copies exist to date, numbered 2/6 Lice tapestry. Colored wool. Signed Henri GUÉRIN and bearing the monogram of the weaver PINTON Frères in the weft at the bottom right, and numbered 2/6 in the weft on a section of the tapestry sewn to the back. 116 x 168 cm Provenance: Private collection, Haute-Garonne. History: The design for this tapestry was created by Henri Guérin in 1968; the tapestry resulting from this project was woven in 1970 for the boardroom of the Office Central Interprofessionnel du Logement - Tapestry No. 1/6, after having disappeared and then been repurposed as a bench cover, was purchased by the Fonds Guérin at a public auction in 2012. Only two copies of this design were produced; No. 2/6 was displayed at an exhibition in the United States and later acquired by the INAR Fund. It was from the INAR Fund that our owner acquired it. Related webography: https://henriguerin.com
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20th-Century Decorative Arts - DesignAuction house
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