Silk Textile
1900 · tabby, patterned with complementary weft floats; silk
Overall: 46.6 x 31.7 cm (18 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Louis Majorelle
Artist
WA-00028309
Art Nouveau
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
11
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (3)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1975–1976
No image
Art Nouveau
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Louis Majorelle was a French furniture designer and maker whose Art Nouveau forms combined sinuous wooden frames with wrought iron and glass, drawing inspiration from natural motifs including water lilies and marine organisms. Working in Nancy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he became known for his distinctive marquetry techniques and integrated approach to decorative arts production. His workshop produced both bespoke commissioned pieces and designs for industrial manufacture, establishing a model for modern craft practice that bridged artisanal tradition and commercial scale.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Taste overlap and adjacency
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Art Nouveau
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Related Artists
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Artworks (4)
Artwork sources (4)
4 published of 8 catalogued · 6 with image
- Cleveland Museum of Art2 published2 img
- MoMA1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
- Rijksmuseum1 published1 img
- + 1 more source · 3 catalogued, not yet published
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)
3 entries · 1 sources
- 1895 · Rijksmuseum · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1900 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1900 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images
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3Movements1
Collections2
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Representation & Collections
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
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