Etoffes et littérature. Voyages Braque and Gris

Braque and Gris

Arthur Rackham's illustrations

most often anonymous

who once occupied up to half of the continent

issu d’une riche famille d’industriels

Etoffes et littérature. Voyages Braque and GrisAmong the fabrics known as "toile de Jouy," some depict literary and musical themes that were once in vogue. By providing as many images to read as to see in furnishings, they undoubtedly represent a way to embellish interiors, while displaying culture and affirming good taste in the eyes of others, and first of all, oneself. Conducive to reverie, responding to a narrative logic, the historiated canvases quickly established themselves as a new