Marie Cuttoli and Joan Miro: The Renewal of Tapestry

Published on 03 June 2021, by Claire Papon

Auction on 10 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This looks almost like a painting with its frame and stretcher, but it is actually a tapestry. Based on a design by Joan Miró, it was hand-woven in three copies.

Joan Miró (1893-1983), Escargot, femme, fleur et étoile (Snail, Woman, Flower and... Marie Cuttoli and Joan Miro: The Renewal of Tapestry

Joan Miró (1893-1983), Escargot, femme, fleur et étoile (Snail, Woman, Flower and Star), 1934-1936, tapestry woven by hand under the direction of Marie Cuttoli. Atelier Delarbre, 200 x 172 cm/78.74 x 67.71 in.
© Successió Miró/Adagp, Paris, 2021
Estimate: €100,000/150,000

Miró painted the work that the tapestry is based on in 1934 after returning from Barcelona; today it is in the Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum in Madrid. At about the same time, he drew the cartoon in ink, which is in a private collection. The Delarbre workshop in Aubusson made…

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