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Cartier and Islamic Arts: In Search of Modernity

by Heather Ecker
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9780500024799
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson
  • Publisher Imprint: Thames & Hudson
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 288
  • Original Price: GBP 48.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 1992 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Jewelry, Islamic & Middle Eastern, and Jewelry

Louis Cartier (1875-1942), the grandson of Cartier founder Louis-François, was an impassioned collector and patron of the arts. He was particularly entranced by Islamic arts, especially Persian book arts: their geometric shapes, color combinations, and motifs are apparent in Cartier jewelry to this day. Louis's younger brother Jacques--an expert in precious stones--traveled to India and the Persian Gulf in 1911 and 1912 to experience the culture and bring home treasures of the Middle East: natural pearls. This was the pivotal moment when the dialogue between these two worlds opened up, eventually blossoming into a beautiful relationship that has lasted for decades.

Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and the Dallas Museum of Art, Cartier and Islamic Arts delves into the Cartier archives to trace the story of Louis Cartier's love of Islamic art and the ways in which he incorporated the Islamic world's stylized motifs into Cartier's jewelry. Dazzling photographs are accompanied by in-depth texts from a raft of distinguished scholars of both Islam and the decorative arts.

Ecker, Heather: - Heather Ecker is the Marguerite S. Hoffman and Thomas W. Lentz Curator of Islamic and Medieval Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Henon-Reynaud, Judith: - Judith Henon-Reynaud is Curator and Assistant to the Director of the Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre.

Possémé, Évelyne: - Évelyne Possémé is chief curator at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and antique and modern jewelry department.

Rainero, Pierre: - Pierre Rainero is image, style, and heritage director of Cartier.

Schleuning, Sarah: - Sarah Schleuning is Interim Chief Curator and the Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art.

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