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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art environment
historic house
mosaic house
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs House of Picassiette
linked to: Maison Picassiette

La Maison de Picassiette
linked to: Maison Picassiette
artStyle naïve art
outsider art
completionYear 1964
constructionStart 1938
country France
creator Raymond Isidore
culturalSignificance iconic example of French outsider art environment
decorationPeriod 1938–1964
decorativeTechnique mosaic
hasPart chapel
courtyard
garden
house
hasViewOf Chartres Cathedral (represented in mosaics)
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationDate 1983
locatedIn Centre-Val de Loire
Chartres
Eure-et-Loir
materialUsed broken crockery
ceramic tiles
glass fragments
pottery fragments
namedAfter Raymond Isidore’s nickname "Picassiette"
nicknameMeaning "plate stealer"
notableFor complete surface coverage with mosaics
use of recycled materials
openToPublic true
ownedBy City of Chartres
linked to: Chartres
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
visitorAttractionType folk art site

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Chartres hasLandmark Maison Picassiette
Maison Picassiette alsoKnownAs La Maison de Picassiette
linked to: Maison Picassiette
Maison Picassiette alsoKnownAs House of Picassiette
linked to: Maison Picassiette