Collection Paule Marrot

Retrospective Collection (1950-1974)

"Her art is a language. Like others with words, Paule Marrot , with leaves and flowers, describes that thing so simple and yet so difficult to express, which is called happiness." André Arbus

Early in her career, Paule Marrot (1902-1987) translated her interest in painting into decorative art. She created highly expressive designs from the 1920s to the 1970s. Marrot boldly used nature; her colors and techniques reflect a modern compositional style classically associated with the Art Deco movement. She also explored poetry — a true revolution in thread and weft! Her mentor was Maurice Denis; before him, it was Renoir , and later, Raoul Dufy. All advised her to pursue painting. She didn't listen, and all the better for it.

The decorative arts gained an unparalleled creator of atmospheres, acclaimed by painters, decorators, writers, and publishers. Her fabrics with their delightful names ("Aunt Irma," "Magnolia," "Countess Olga," "My Uncle Emile," "Swann's Way," "Here Are Flowers and Fruit," "Nono in Le Cannet," etc.) continued to captivate France and abroad. America, in particular, was won over; her creations graced the salons of Jacqueline Kennedy, where they embodied a French art of living.

To create this collection in close collaboration with Paule Marrot publishers, the Le Presse Papier meticulously reworked each drawing, color and painting presented here.

The aim was to preserve the original poetic intention of the artist's work, which was spontaneous, joyful, and light in its execution. 

We have the immense honor of presenting this work to you.

We would like to extend our warmest thanks to the rights holders.