Ceramics and tapestries by Chagall, Picasso and Ernst on display at the Museum of Applied Arts and Design

LNDM Museum of Applied Art and Design on April 25. at 5 p.m. invites you to the opening of two new exhibitions. In the exhibition “Chagall. Picasso. Ernst. Ceramics and tapestries” are presented by some of the most famous artists of the 20th century. ceramics of artists who shaped the development of art of the last century and tapestries woven according to their works. The exhibition is accompanied by the exhibition of the works of artist Darius Hecq-Cauquilo “Back to the origins”. The exhibitions will be open until September 30.

“For lovers of Lithuanian art, the exhibition offers a unique opportunity to get acquainted with Chagall’s not so well-known, but no less fascinating activities in the field of ceramics and textiles – this is another look at his versatile work. A diverse collection of works, from imaginative ceramics to sophisticated tapestries, reveal Chagall’s playful experiments with form, texture and narrative. Like the artist’s legendary paintings and graphics, these works invite us to a dreamlike universe where folklore, mythology and personal experience are woven into a fantastic fabric of images and emotions,” says LNDM CEO Arūnas Gelūnas.

“Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst are some of the most famous artists who shaped the 20th century. art field. Their painting and graphic works are well known to most of the audience, and to a lesser extent, the ceramic works that occasionally diversify the authors’ exhibitions, but the tapestries woven according to the artists’ works are almost never seen. This exhibition is a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the outstanding works of famous artists”, says Vilma Gradinskaitė, curator of the exhibition.

The first in the Northeast region

The exhibition “Chagall. Picasso. Ernst. Ceramics and tapestries” is the first of its kind not only in Lithuania, but also in neighboring countries. Visitors to the exhibition will have a unique opportunity to see twenty-three ceramics by Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso – pans, plates, vases, jugs, and twelve tapestries woven by master Yvette Cauquil-Prince according to the sketches of M. Chagall, P. Picasso and M. Ernst.

In their works, the artists talk about the fundamental values ​​of ethics and morality, strive for harmony with nature, and look nostalgically at childhood. According to the curator of the exhibition V. Gradinskaitė, the works are presented to visitors in different thematic sections: the Bible, war and peace, native shtetl, circus, bullfight and love.

“In our life, like in the palette of an artist, there is one color that gives meaning to life and art. It is the color of love,” said artist M. Chagall.

Common creative experiments of Chagall and Picasso

M. Chagall, who left France due to the Nazi occupation and moved to the USA, returned to Europe only after the Second World War and the unexpected death of his beloved wife Bella. Having settled on the French Riviera, where old antique ceramic traditions existed, in the 19th century. and the 20th century at the junction revived by avant-garde artists, the artist found himself in one of the oldest types of art. In a little more than twenty years – from 1949 to 1972 – M. Chagall created more than 350 ceramic works.

While creating at the Madoura ceramic workshop in Valorice, Mr. Chagall often met one of the most famous Spanish painters, Mr. Picasso. Both artists experimented with various techniques, looked for unexpected color combinations of burning glazes, molded and decorated vases, plates, panels. M. Chagall and P. Picasso saw a special primordial symbolism of ceramics, when earth, that is, clay, is transformed through fire and acquires new forms and meanings.

M. Chagall met the weaving master Y. Cauquil-Prince in the mid-1960s, and their creative collaboration lasted more than two decades. Y. Cauquil-Prince devoted his knowledge and talent to the transfer of the works of M. Chagall, P. Picasso, M. Ernst and other artists to textiles. The exhibition also exhibits the first tapestries created based on M. Chagall’s sketches – “The Harlequin Family” (1966) and “Creation” (1971). After M. Chagall’s death in 1985 the craftswoman continued to weave tapestries based on the artist’s works.

Artist Darius Hecq-Cauquilo’s invitation to return to the origins

The exhibition “Chagall. Picasso. Ernst. Ceramics and tapestries” is accompanied by the exhibition of the works of the artist Darius Hecq-Cauquilo “Back to the origins”. Among the twenty exhibited works of the artist are presented tapestries, compositions created from sawdust and oil paints on canvas, stone sculptures decorated with oil paints or wooden sculptures polished by sea waves.

Born to painter Emile Hecq and weaver Yvette Cauquil-Prince, the artist learned the art of tapestry from his mother from an early age. D. Hecqas-Cauquilas organized more than forty personal exhibitions in France, Belgium, Spain, Japan and other countries. The artist’s works are included in the national collections of France, including the Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture. In Lithuania, D. Hecq-Cauquil’s work is presented for the first time.

Opening the exhibitions on April 25. at 5 p.m. Marc Chagall’s granddaughters Meret Meyer and Bella Meyer, as well as artist Darius Hecqas-Cauquilas, son of weaving master Yvette Cauquil-Prince, will participate in the LNDM Museum of Applied Art and Design (Arsenalo St. 3A, Vilnius).

Exhibition “Chagall. Picasso. Ernst. Ceramics and tapestries’
Project manager Džiuljeta Žiugždiene
Project coordinator Živile Intaitė
Exhibition curator dr. Vilma Gradinskaite
Architect Ła Žebrauskaitė-Malinauskė
Graphic designer Jonė Miškinytė

The works of art exhibited in the exhibition belong to the collections of Ida Chagall and Michel Brodsky, as well as Yvette Cauquil-Prince.
We thank Mrs. Meret Meyer, Bella Meyer, and Mr. Darius Hecqui-Cauquil for the loan of ceramics and tapestries.

“Back to the Origins” Exhibition
Curators: Ambre Gauthier, Vilma Gradinskaitė
Architect Ła Žebrauskaitė-Malinauskė
Graphic designer Jonė Miškinytė

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The Lithuanian National Art Museum is one of the largest national art museums in Lithuania, collecting, protecting, researching, conserving, restoring and popularizing art, art and cultural history values ​​of national importance. The LNDM collection is exhibited in nine branches in Vilnius, Klaipėda, Palanga and Juodkrantė.

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List of Pinned Illustrations:

1. Marc Chagall and Yvette Cauquil-Prince in front of the tapestry Harlequin’s Family, Quai d’Anjou, Paris, 1972/ © Archives Yvette Cauquil-Prince, Paris
2. Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall in Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris, c. 1948-1952 / Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall in Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris, c. 1948–1952 / © Archives Marc and Ida Chagall, Paris
3. Darius Hecq-Cauquil in his studio in Paris, 2023 / Darius Hecq-Cauquil in his studio in Paris, 2023 / © Archives Darius Hecq-Cauquil
4. Visual of the exhibition Return to the origins, Darius Hecq-Cauquil. Sea Dance / Sea Dance. 2022, canvas, oil / oil on canvas. Private collection / Private collection. © ADAGP, 2024
5. Exhibition Chagall. Picasso. Ernst. Ceramics and tapestries visual, Marc Chagall, Yvette Cauquil-Prince, Head of weaving. Harlequins / Harlequins (fragment / fragment). 1993. Tapestry. Private collection / Private collection. © ADAGP, 2024
   Marc Chagall, Yvette Cauquil-Prince, Head of weaving. Harlequin’s Family / Harlequin’s Family (fragment / fragment). 1966. Tapestry. Private collection / Private collection. © ADAGP, 2024
   Marc Chagall. Lovers and beast / Lovers and beast (fragment / fragment). 1957. Ceramics. Private collection / Private collection. © ADAGP, 2024
   Marc Chagall, Yvette Cauquil-Prince, Head of weaving. Taika / The Peace (fragment / fragment). 2001. Tapestry. Private property / Private collection. © ADAGP, 2024
6. LNDM Museum of Applied Art and Design, photo by Gintarė Grigėnaitė
7. LNDM Museum of Applied Art and Design, photo by Gintarė Grigėnaitė