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基本説明
Gustave Fayet (1865-1925) stands out as one of the most distinctive figures on the French art scene at the turn of the 20th century. Unjustly forgotten, this art connoisseur and major collector also proved to be a passionate designer and entrepreneur who found his calling in the decorative arts. His multifaceted oeuvre defies categorization : Fayet was at once a painter, ceramicist, interior designer, and creator of fabrics, wallpapers, and illustrated books, as well as having interests in a fashion house and launching a workshop producing carpets based on his designs. His singular floral vocabulary, characterized by an unapologetic taste for the fantastical and a desire to experiment, is particularly notable. Long inaccessible, scattered, or forgotten, Fayet's works have been brought together for the first time for this major exhibition dedicated to him by the Fondation Louis Vuitton. They bring to light a free and modern creative vitality, in which color, motif, and innovation engage in a dialogue with the major artistic movements of the time, revealing a previously unknown body of work. This volume is complemented by the catalogue Gustave Fayet Collector.
Full Description
This is the the exhibition catalogue of the Fondation Louis Vuitton's exhibition starting September 2026 dedicated to Gustave Fayet as an artist and a collector. First major reference work devoted to the creative activity of Gustave Fayet in decorative arts, this book brings together leading specialists across multiple media, including stoneware, stained glass, drawing, textiles, wallpaper, carpets, and books. It explores a largely overlooked field and restores attention to a figure well known to experts yet long forgotten. Neither aligned with Art Nouveau nor Art Deco, Fayet remains deeply rooted in his time, collaborating with major artists such as Louis Süe, André Mare, and Paul Poiret. His friendship with Odilon Redon encouraged his artistic development. Combining art and business, he founded decorative arts enterprises in the 1920s. His sudden death, just five years later, was followed by a successful posthumous exhibition in 1926 at the Pavillon de Marsan in Paris, where his carpets were displayed alongside Redon's works.
