Credited with helping revive the design and production of tapestries during the 20th century, French artist Jean Lurçat rubbed shoulders with some of the greatest painters in the world while weaving his own artistic narrative into the fabric of history.
Lurçat met artists Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Paris in his early twenties — when the Bruyères native found himself fully immersed in the French art world. He had studied at Académie Colarossi and worked in the studio of sculptor Victor Prouvé, and later made paintings inspired by Fauvism. Lurçat first exhibited his tapestries in 1917.
Lurçat’s inaugural textiles were constructed with weaver Marthe Hennebert and were marked by Cubism and avant-garde–inspired art styles before he embarked on extensive travels that would enrich his work. Lurçat’s travels exposed him to other movements and styles that ranged from German Expressionism to Spanish and African influences that inspired his later works.
Lurçat’s tapestries found a regular home in 1925 at Jeanne Bucher’s gallery, which featured the work of other artists including Pablo Picasso, Hans Arp, Jacques Lipchitz, Georges Braque and Max Ernst. Between 1930 and 1936, Lurçat had solo exhibitions at the Flechtheim Gallery in Berlin and the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York. In 1939 — when the popularity of tapestries had long been on the decline — Lurçat opened a factory with other artists in Aubusson, the home of a centuries-old tapestry production industry, in order to create modernist tapestries.
Over the course of his life, Lurçat designed more than 1,000 tapestries. One of his most notable, Apocalypse Tapestry (1948), is on display in the Church of Notre-Dame de Toute-Grâce and complements the original which dates back to the 14th century. His other highly acclaimed works include Song of the World (1957–64) and Four Seasons (1940).
While Lurçat’s best known works are his tapestries, he also produced engravings, book illustrations and ceramics. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City holds some of these book illustrations as well as a few other works in its permanent collection. Other works by Lurçat are held in the collections of the Detroit Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, the Museum of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Gallery in Washington DC.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Jean Lurçat wall decorations, decorative objects and ceramics.
Figure - Original Lithograph by Jean Lurçat - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence). Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions. Not sig...
Lithograph
Figure - Original Lithograph by Jean Lurçat - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence). Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions except f...
Lithograph
$205
Composition - Original Lithograph by Jean Lurçat - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence). Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions. No...
Lithograph
$3,500
Mid Century French Color Lithograph "Homme au Feuillage" (Man with Foliage)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th Century color linocut of abstracted man with leaves titled "Homme au Feuillage" (Man with Foliage) by French artist Jean Lucat (French, 1892 - 1966), circa 1950....
Paper, Ink, Linocut
Sport : The Surrealist Archer - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean LURCAT (1892-1966) The Archer, 1965 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.8 x 9.4 in) INFORMATION : Lithograph cre...
Lithograph
$217
Composition - Original Lithograph by Jean Lurçat - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence). Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions. N...
Lithograph
The warrior
By Jean Lurçat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) Title: The Warrior Year: 1953 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 140/150 in pencil Paper: Hand made p...
Lithograph
$274
Composition - Original Lithograph by Jean Lurçat - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence). Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions. N...
Lithograph
Untitled Double Page Illustration for DLM
By Alexander Calder
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Double Page Illustration for DLM Color lithograph, 1968 Unsigned as issued in DLM Published in Derriere le Miroir (Behind the Mirror), calle...
Lithograph
$1,371
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Joan Miro - Original Lithograph - Frontispiece for "Prints from Mourlot Press"
By Joan Miró
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro - 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) reserved for collaborators, there was also a larger edition of 2000 From "Prints from the Mo...
Lithograph
Joan Miro - L'Issue Dérobée - Original Aquatint
By Joan Miró
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro - L'Issue Dérobée - Original Aquatint 1974 Dimensions: 36 x 54 cm Edition: 220 Jacques Dupin, L'Issue Dérobée, Maeght Editeur, Paris, 1974 (C. books 187) Biography Joa...
Lithograph
$1,657
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph From the literary review "XXe Siècle" 1952 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Lithograph
$75,000
H 20.88 in W 15.38 in
La Dame à la Collerette (Portrait de Jacqueline à la fraise)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this color linoleum cut. Signed and numbered 29/50 in pencil by Picasso. Printed by Arnéra, Vallauris. Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris. Catalogue r...
Color, Linocut
$15,500
H 33 in W 43.5 in
"Flying Colors" framed, signed lithograph by Alexander Calder. Edition 11 of 100
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Framed "Flying Colors" lithograph by Alexander Calder. Signed Calder in lower right corner. Edition 11 of 100.
Lithograph
$12,000
H 40 in W 54 in
"Les Pyramides Grandes" framed signed lithograph by Alexander Calder. Edition EA
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Les Pyramides Grandes" framed geometric abstract lithograph of pyramids by Alexander Calder. Hand-lettered EA on lower left front. Hand-signed C...
Lithograph
Color Squares 1
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in New York, NY
Ellsworth Kelly Color Squares 1 2011 Five color lithograph 21 x 77 inches; 53 x 196 cm Edition of 35 Signed and numbered in graphite (lower right recto) Frame available upon request...
Lithograph
$120,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 24.5 in
Jacqueline Au Chapeau Noir (Jacqueline in Black Hat)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Another example of this work sold at Sotheby's London a on September 6, 2025 for 190,500 GBP, or $254,804 (Lot 19) Pablo Picasso Jacqueline Au Chapeau Noir (Jacqueline in Black Hat)...
Paper, Color, Linocut
$1,820Sale Price|30% Off
H 28.5 in W 36.5 in D 1.625 in
Théo Tobiasse “Thou Art Fair, My Love” 1975 Signed Litho from Song of Songs...
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Miami, FL
THÉO TOBIASSE (1927–2012) – “THOU ART FAIR, MY LOVE” Lithograph on Japon Paper ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Gilt Wood Frame A SENSUOUS HYMN TO BEAUTY, BELOVEDNESS, AND THE POETRY O...
Lithograph
$14,000
H 16 in W 22 in
Frank Stella - Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma, signed/n, geometric abstraction
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma (Axsom 85), 1973 Lithograph in colors on J. Green mould-made paper Signed, dated and numbered 56/100 in pencil lower right front 16 × 22 i...
Lithograph
$9,200
H 18.25 in W 24 in D 1 in
Frank Stella Sharpesville from Multicolored Squares I (Axsom 79) Lithograph S/N
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella Sharpesville, from Multicolored Squares I (Axsom 79), 1972 Lithograph on J. Green mould-made paper Signed in graphite pencil, dated and numbered 31/100 (there were also ...
Lithograph
Jeune Fille au Chat
By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 220. Signed and inscribed "E.A." in pencil by Foujita. Printed by the Guilde de la Gravure,...
Color, Lithograph
$1,800
H 31 in W 26.25 in D 1.75 in
Norio Azuma (1928–2004) Color lithograph 'SPRING' signed and numbered 19/36
Located in Dallas, TX
A refined abstract composition by Norio Azuma, Spring exemplifies the artist’s elegant balance of geometry, color, and spatial harmony. A warm red circular form anchors the compositi...
Lithograph
$595
H 35 in W 24 in D 0.2 in
Original Stone Garden - psychedelic pop-art 1960s vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
The original Stone Garden vintage psychedelic 1960s poster is in excellent condition. The artist is Wilfred Satty (1939 – 1982). German-born collage artist and graphic designer ...
Lithograph
The Surrealist Archer - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean LURCAT (1892-1966) The Archer, 1965 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.8 x 9.4 in) INFORMATION : Lithograph cre...
Lithograph
Marmot -Woodcut by Jean Lurçat - 1948
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Marmot is a vintage woodcut print realized by Jean Lucrat in 1948. Good condition on a cream colored paper. No signature, on the back the title in french...
Woodcut
Bull - Woodcut by Jean Lurçat - 1948
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Bull is a vintage woodcut print realized by Jean Lucrat in 1948. Good condition on a cream colored paper. No signature, on the back the title in fren...
Woodcut
Butterfly - Woodcut by Jean Lurçat - 1948
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Butterfly is a vintage woodcut print realized by Jean Lucrat in 1948. Good condition on a cream colored paper. No signature, on the back the title in...
Woodcut
Sold
H 14.57 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Snail - Original Lithograph by Jean Lurçat - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Snail is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence) Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions. Not si...
Lithograph
Sold
H 26 in W 17.75 in
Vintage 1956 French Modernist Mourlot Lithograph Exhibition Poster Jean Lurcat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage affiche poster. this is not hand signed or numbered. It is an original lithograph or silkscreen printed at Mourlot in Paris. Jean Lurcat (French: 1892 – 1966) was a French a...
Lithograph