Michel Dubost (1879-1952), l'Alhambra, rare lampas woven by - Lot 414

Michel Dubost (1879-1952), l'Alhambra, rare lampas woven by the Ecole municipale de tissage de Lyon, 1921, black and cream piped lampas on a blue satin ground decorated with Moorish arcatures opening onto an azure sky with doves in flight, 154 x 61 cm. Michel Dubost produced this design and others following his trip to Spain, and joined Ducharne the following year, 1922. A version of this silver, gold and black design, also woven by the Ecole de Tissage de Lyon, is preserved in that institution's collections. Les folles années de la soie, Musée historique des Tissus, Cat. Expo. Lyon, 1975. Gold version. Provenance: preserved in the descendants of a great family of Lyonnais silk weavers.