Maison Picassiette
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Maison Picassiette is a famous art environment and house in Chartres, France, entirely decorated with intricate mosaics made from broken crockery, glass, and pottery fragments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maison Picassiette canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art environment
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ mosaic house ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
House of Picassiette
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Maison de Picassiette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
naïve art
ⓘ
outsider art ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1938 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Raymond Isidore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic example of French outsider art environment ⓘ |
| decorationPeriod | 1938–1964 ⓘ |
| decorativeTechnique | mosaic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ garden ⓘ house ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Chartres Cathedral (represented in mosaics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chartres NERFINISHED ⓘ Eure-et-Loir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
broken crockery
ⓘ
ceramic tiles ⓘ glass fragments ⓘ pottery fragments ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Raymond Isidore’s nickname "Picassiette" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | "plate stealer" ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complete surface coverage with mosaics
ⓘ
use of recycled materials ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Chartres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | restored and maintained ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 22 rue du Repos ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art history studies
ⓘ
documentary films ⓘ photographic exhibitions ⓘ |
| theme |
animals
ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ landscapes ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Chartres urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorAttractionType | folk art site ⓘ |
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