This enigmatic artist’s house tucked away in Paris opens to visitors twice a week.

Villa Seurat hides an address in Paris that is open to visitors: the Lurçat House-Studio. This modernist home in the 14th arrondissement, built for painter Jean Lurçat, reveals itself on guided tours through its rooms, original furnishings, and collections.

Just steps from Rue de la Tombe-Issoire, Villa Seurat houses a discreet yet singular address. The Maison-atelier Lurçat, located at 4, Villa Seurat, hosts visitors by reservation on Fridays and Saturdays to explore the world of Jean Lurçat, a key figure in the renewal of tapestry in the 20th century. Here, the art isn’t just to be seen on the walls: it’s read in the spaces, the light, and the way the place is arranged.

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The house was designed in 1925 by architect André Lurçat for his brother Jean. The first artist’s residence built in this cul-de-sac, it has become one of the emblematic modernist ensembles of the 14th arrondissement, pairing clean lines, wide openings and spaces conceived for living as much as for creating. Classified Monument historique since 2018, it was restored by the Académie des beaux-arts, custodian of the building and of the collections bequeathed by Simone Lurçat.

The tour winds through the historic living and working spaces of the house, where original furnishings, woodwork, and fittings endure. Paintings, tapestries, ceramics, and other works complete the route, offering a clearer sense of Jean Lurçat's craft, while revealing the essential role of the architecture designed by his brother.

At Villa Seurat, the story of the Lurçat unfolds piece by piece. Between textile creation, modernism, and the artist’s everyday life, the house reveals far more than a workshop: an entire chapter of 20th-century Paris art.

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