Design for a Mosaic

Design for a Mosaic
Gouache on paper, 96 × 73 cm, signed upper right Laurent Jacqueline

A luminous gouache design depicting two robed figures, one in coral and the other in teal, united by a long-necked lute against a field of rippling blue tesserae recalls the barbat of Sassanian court imagery. Rendered with remarkable precision and rhythmic control.

Drawn at near-full scale, this design would have served as a maquette for translation into mosaic, its hand-painted grid suggesting both devotion and design mastery.

French collection
Dimensions: 96 × 73 cm (sheet)
Medium: Gouache on heavy paper