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Cartier and Islamic art : in search of modernity /

"A sumptuous exploration of the ways in which the Islamic arts have inspired the famous jewelry house Cartier, this book accompanies a major exhibition at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Louis Cartier (1875-1942), the grandson of Cartier founder Louis-Françoi...

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Main Authors: Ecker, Heather (Author, Editor), Henon-Raynaud, Judith (Author, Editor), Possémé, Evelyne (Author, Editor), Schleuning, Sarah (Author, Editor), Gabet, Olivier (Author), Rainero, Pierre (Author), Lepeu, Pascale (Author), Petit, Violette (Author)
Other Authors: Dumas, Pierre-Alexis (writer of foreword.), Vigneron, Cyrille (writer of foreword.), Arteaga, Agustín (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, England ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2022.
Subjects:
Cartier (Firm) > Exhibitions.
Cartier (Firm)
Jewelry > Exhibitions.
Art objects > Exhibitions.
Islamic art and symbolism > Influence > Exhibitions.
Bijoux > Expositions.
Symbolisme islamique > Expositions.
Art > Private collections.
Islamic art and symbolism.
Jewelry.
Cartier, Louis, > 1875-1942 > Art collections > Exhibitions.
Cartier, Louis, > 1875-1942.
Antiques & collecting
Jewellery
Fine arts
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Essays.
Illustrated works.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Pierre-Alexis Dumas
  • Foreword / Cyrille Vigneron
  • Foreword / Agustín Arteaga
  • Mutual Admiration: Islamic Art, the Museum, andt the Jeweler / Olivier Gabet
  • A Deep and Structural Imprint on Cartier's Design / Pierre Rainero
  • Catalogue. Cartier: a history / Pascale Lepeu
  • A journey into the Cartier Archives / Violette Petit
  • Islamic art "revealed": a path toward modern design / Judith Henon-Raynaud, Évelyn Posémé
  • Precious manuscripts and inlaid objects: reconstructing Louis Cartier's Islamic art collection / Judith Henon-Reynaud
  • Cartier and India: a source of formal and technical renewal / Évelyn Posémé
  • Cartier's lexicon of forms adapted from Islamic art and architecture / Heather Ecker
  • An aesthetic exploration of the Islamic influence on Cartier's graphics, 1909-1940 / Sarah Schleuning
  • Motifs and types Appendices. Louis Cartier's Personal Collection of Islamic Art: Catalogue raisonné
  • Louis Cartier's Reference Library
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Copyright and Photo Credits.

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