Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
Between Paris and New York
Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz, a Franco-American, is based in Paris and New York. She was brought up in an avant-garde contemporary art milieu.
Trained at New York University Institute of Fine Arts, she acquired knowledge in several different fields of the arts. As a result of this, she created in New York an Art Salon geared to amateurs and collectors with varied interests.
A New World in the Arts Opened Up!
In the 1980s she encountered for the first time, at the Hôtel Drouot auction house in Paris, a vast and beautiful collection of vintage wallpaper decors.
Progressively, she became totally committed to this very special mural art form — a French specialty and an important page in the history of the Decorative Arts.
The Book
In 2009, she published with Flammarion the book Wallpaper: A History of Style and Trends (the French version, Papiers Peints – Inspirations et Tendances, is no longer available).
This book received the Paul Marmottan award from the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Institut de France.
Lectures, Exhibitions and Appraisals
Today, Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz conducts lectures for various cultural organizations and participates in important art fairs, such as the former Paris Biennale des Antiquaires, Fine Arts Paris, New York Winter Show and TEFAF Maastricht.
She also does appraisals, as member of the Compagnie Nationale des Experts.
An International Clientele
Her clientele is international decorators and collectors — with eclectic and sophisticated tastes.
Also, important museums, such as:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Philadelphia Art Museum
- Chicago Art Institute
- Boston Museum of Fine Arts
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
- Kunstgewerbemuseum Staatliche, Berlin
A New Approach
Thus, Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz has made a significant contribution to change the appreciation of this unique mural art form, Papiers Peints. Also, by introducing it in contemporary contexts and settings, a new dialogue is established between different art forms.
Today, her expertise has gained her international notoriety.