French Figural Verdure Tapestry, Mid-Century

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French Figural Verdure Tapestry, Mid-CenturyA richly detailed French tapestry dating to the 1950s, depicting an elaborate medieval hunting procession set within an abundant verdure landscape. Woven in the tradition of the celebrated Flemish and French court tapestries of the 15th and 16th centuries, the composition features finely dressed noble figures, richly caparisoned horses, woodland animals, and lush botanical motifs rendered in a sophisticated palette of muted blues, terracotta, olive,

symbolic imagery

painted in 1883

the work retains all the charm and character collectors seek in mid-century French paintings

almost architectural sensibility

Stamped to the underside Cartier and Made in Spain

Typically filled with port

stone-like patina

A compelling mid-century figurative oil painting depicting an intimate interior scene rendered with expressive brushwork and a sophisticated

allowing the piece to function equally as a centerpiece

A vintage exhibition poster produced for the 1969 exhibition Gravures Récentes (Recent Engravings) by Pablo Picasso at Galerie Madoura in Vallauris

it draws from the very fluted walls of our bar at the Estate

A kiss on the hand from Mother Nature