Armand Deroyan, expert in rugs and tapestries

Tapestries and carpets have been produces for ages. Armand Deroyan, an expert in antique and modern tapestries believes the gothic ones are the most interesting. "What I like so much about gothic tapestries is the freedom that was left to the artists. Later on this art was more a paintings copy", he says. The 17th and 18th Centuries tapestries were mass produced thanks to the painters who created the final design which was given as a model to the workshops.

Ivan Da Silva Bruhns - 1930	André ARBUS- 1940	Jacques Emile Ruhlmann - 1920

Great tapestries have been made all over Europe, but the major manufactures are the Flanders with a mass production between the 15th and the 16th Centuries. Since the 17th Century, France is a leading producer, first with Parisian manufactures such as the Gobelins and Beauvais who were royal workshops. Later on Aubusson had a enormous production but with lower quality works for this time's middle class.

Cuenca - 18th Century	Ouchak - 19th Century	Kilim - 18th Century

Carpets have been created all over Orient. Man usually focus on Persian rugs since it was the biggest production in terms of quantity and variety, but carpets have been made from Central Europe, to Turkey, Iran, India, China... Armand Deroyan believes that "the classic Oriental carpet with a heavy Oriental design isn't fashionable any more. People are looking for more decorative carpets, with pastel colours and very few designs; or French 18th and 19th Centuries Savonnerie and Aubusson carpets". For 20th Century carpets, the Art Deco period is the more searched for. Mostly 1930 cubists carpets. The 1920 style with floral designs is less fashionable. The most prolific artist of the 1930's was Ivan Da silva Bruhns who made mass productions. He first created a few rugs in Northern Africa, and than created his own manufacture near Paris.

Mille Fleurs - 1530	Flemish tapestry - 16th Century	Savonnerie - 1715

Unlike a few years ago, tastes are not different from a Country or another one. The globalization of the information is creating a unique taste common to everyone. In the past fashion started in the USA, than came to France 10 years later, than to French provinces a few years later... This could provide a global exchange of the artworks. Nowadays it is much more difficult since everybody buys the same thing at the same time. "I would recommend an investor to only focus on top quality artworks who will always been searched for. Never buy because it is cheep: cheep is never a good investment!", says Armand Deroyan.

Rugs and tapestries trends and analysis - since 2005

Armand Deroyan answers to the Artfinding's exclusive interview about his specialty and vision of the art market for antique and modern rugs, carpets and tapestries.

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Comments

• Thom09 (2011-01-26) Report to moderator It's funny to see how the market doesn't consider History. Medieval tapestries aren't "paintings copies" as this guy says, but gothic works of art are so much cheaper than 17th and 18th centuries ones. I believe the Louis XV and XVI tapestries are technically way above 15th century ones and that explains the prices' gap. It's funny to see how the market doesn't consider History. Medieval tapestries aren't "paintings copies" as this guy says, but gothic works of art are so much cheaper than 17th and 18th centuries ones. I believe the Louis XV and XVI tapestries are technically way above 15th century ones and that explains the prices' gap.

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