Boccara Gallery
303 5th Aveune, Suite 204
NY 10016 New York
United States
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Alexander Calder
Moon and Star (Le Profil qui Disparait)
The Alexander Calder tapestry Moon and Star (Le Profil qui Disparait) translates the artist’s playful abstraction into a bold woven composition, pairing primary colors with the simple, organic forms found throughout his gouaches. A black crescent moon with a single eye and pointed profile anchors the left side, while a seven-point red star outlined in yellow and blue spins on the right, creating a lively sense of balance and movement. Woven by the artisans of Atelier Pinton, the tapestry reflects Calder’s fascination with folk art and traditional making techniques, and like all of his textile collaborations, it merges his precise shapes with the weavers’ subtle improvisations in texture—resulting in a work that feels both faithful to the artist and animated by the craft that brought it to life.
Victor Vasarely
Les zèbres
Les Zèbres revisits Vasarely’s foundational motif first explored in 1937, which anticipated Op Art decades before the term existed. The stark contrast of black and white, rendered in interlocking stripes, generates rhythmic movement and spatial ambiguity. In tapestry form, the motif gains new physicality—the woven texture emphasizing the vibration between figure and ground and underscoring Vasarely’s belief that perception itself could be the true subject of modern art.
Alexander Calder
The Waves
Alexander Calder's Les Vagues (The Waves) is part of Calder's rarely completed Bicentennial Tapestries series, expertly woven by Atelier Pinton Frères. Its bold, dynamic forms perfectly capture the essence of movement, characteristic of Calder's iconic style. As a numbered edition, Les Vagues offers a rare opportunity to own a significant work from this important collection.
Fernand Léger
São Paulo
Fernand Léger’s São Paulo is a rare handwoven tapestry originally conceived as a design for an unrealized auditorium project by architect Oscar Niemeyer in São Paulo, Brazil. Drawn from Léger’s painting Dance (now in the Musée National Fernand Léger in Biot), the composition reflects his mature “tubist” style: bold graphic outlines, vibrant color fields, and simplified human and mechanical forms. Produced in a limited edition and woven by the Pinton atelier—typically bearing their “FP” monogram alongside Léger’s signature—this tapestry stands as a vivid example of the artist’s vision for large-scale architectural decoration and his ongoing dialogue between painting, design, and woven craft.
Sonia Dalaunay
Les jeux d’enfants (Child’s Game)
Sonia Delaunay’s Les jeux d’enfants (Children’s Games) is a vibrant Aubusson wool tapestry that exemplifies the artist’s lifelong exploration of color, rhythm, and movement. Based on an original abstract design created by Delaunay in 1969 and woven in 1975, the composition reflects her mature style and her foundational role in the Orphist movement. Through a dynamic arrangement of curved and geometric forms in saturated primary and secondary colors, Delaunay transforms the joy and spontaneity suggested by the title into a purely abstract language, where color itself becomes the subject.
Handwoven by the renowned Atelier Pinton in Aubusson, this French tapestry embodies Delaunay’s belief that modern art should be fully integrated into everyday life. Drawing on her theory of simultanism and the law of simultaneous contrast of colors, the composition achieves a sense of movement and visual vibration without reliance on representation. The translation of this design into a tapestry highlights the natural affinity between Delaunay’s work and textile form, reinforcing her pioneering effort to blur the boundaries between fine art and the decorative arts. Works such as Les jeux d’enfants are increasingly sought after for their historical
Aubusson Tapestry in Wool, 1975, 55 x 73 in, EXA, Manufactured by Atelier Pinton
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Aubusson Tapestry in Wool, 74 x 62 in, Edition 6/6, Manufactured by Atelier Pinton
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Wool and Silk, 1975, 41 x 59 in, Numbered 35, Manufactured by Atelier Pinton Frères
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