J.F. CHAUVIN (20th CENTURY) PAINTER AND CARDBOARD ARTIST &am - Lot 260

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J.F. CHAUVIN (20th CENTURY) PAINTER AND CARDBOARD ARTIST &am - Lot 260
J.F. CHAUVIN (20th CENTURY) PAINTER AND CARDBOARD ARTIST & PIERRE LEGOUEIX LISSIER WORKSHOP IN AUBUSON “It is a green hollow where a river sings / Wildly clinging to the grasses with rags ; where the sun, from the [proud] mountain / It is a small valley foaming with rays—shines (inverted) / [ ] / And the nape of the neck bathed [ ]” excerpt from - *Le Dormeur du Val*—a poem by Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) from October 1870 A “speaking” tapestry woven on a loom; the excerpt from the poem serves as both the title and the central motif. Colored wool. Signed J.F. CHAUVIN and bearing the weaver’s monogram P.L. in the weft at the bottom right. 170 x 230 cm Note: The complete poem by Arthur Rimbaud, *Le Dormeur du Val* (October 1870): It is a green hollow where a river sings, Wildly clinging to the grasses with shreds Of silver; where the sun, from the proud mountain, Shines: it is a little valley foaming with rays. A young soldier, mouth open, head bare, And the nape of his neck bathed in cool blue watercress, Sleeps; he lies stretched out in the grass, beneath the open sky, Pale in his green bed where light rains down. With his feet among the gladioli, he sleeps. Smiling as A sick child might smile, he takes a nap: Nature, rock him gently: he is cold. The scents do not make his nostrils quiver; He sleeps in the sun, his hand on his chest, At peace. He has two red holes in his right side. Expert: Emmanuel Eyraud
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