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Jean Lurçat: Quick Facts

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Born July 1, 1892 • France
Died January 6, 1966 (aged 73) • France
Black and white portrait drawing of Louis Vuitton, shown with wavy hair, a mustache, and dressed in a suit and bow tie.
Louis Vuitton
French box maker and entrepreneur
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Charles Le Brun
French painter
Cartel clock with Louis XIV clockcase by Charles Cressent; in the Wallace Collection, London
Charles Cressent
French cabinetmaker
“Eva Prima Pandora,” painting on panel by Jean Cousin the Elder, c. 1550; in the Louvre, Paris
Jean Cousin the Elder
French artist
René Lalique: hair ornament and brooch
René Lalique
French jeweler
François Boucher: Cupid a Captive
François Boucher
French artist
“The Calling of the Hounds,” tapestry by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1742–45; in the Pitti Palace, Florence
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
French artist
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Raoul Dufy
French painter
Alexandre-François Desportes: Landscape with a Dog and Partridges
Alexandre-François Desportes
French painter
Majorelle, Louis
Louis Majorelle
French cabinetmaker
Jewel casket on a stand, veneered with mahogany, sycamore, and purplewood, by Jean-Henri Riesener, c. 1780; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Jean-Henri Riesener
German cabinetmaker
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Georges Jacob
French furniture maker
Oeben, Jean-François: commode
Jean-François Oeben
French cabinetmaker
The Lion Hunt, oil on canvas by Jean-François de Troy, 1735; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 60 × 40.64 cm.
Jean-François de Troy
French painter
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Job Townsend
American cabinetmaker
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Charles Eames
American designer
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Ray Eames
American designer
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Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Stephen Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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John Goddard
American cabinetmaker