A “Jaune IX” carpet based on a design by Fernand Léger from 1927,
manufactured by Marie Cuttoli & Lucie Weill for Myrbor, France, 1949–1962, hand-knotted wool, embroidered signature: F. LEGER, 233 x 113 cm. (DRAX)
A limited number of carpets featuring differently coloured grounds were produced between 1949 and 1962 on behalf of the Musée Fernand Léger.
Lit.:
Art et Décoration, January–June 1928, vol. LIII, p. 7 (comparable example) – D. Paulve, Marie Cuttoli, Myrbor et l’invention de la tapisserie moderne, Paris 2010, fig. 44 (comparable example) – Encyclopédie des métiers de l’art: Décoration Moderne, vol. I, Paris 1930, no. 10, fig. 97 (comparable example)
Provenance:
Collection Walter Hadorn, Bern, Switzerland; passed on by inheritance within the family
20.06.2017 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 7,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 6,000.- to EUR 9,000.-
A “Jaune IX” carpet based on a design by Fernand Léger from 1927,
manufactured by Marie Cuttoli & Lucie Weill for Myrbor, France, 1949–1962, hand-knotted wool, embroidered signature: F. LEGER, 233 x 113 cm. (DRAX)
A limited number of carpets featuring differently coloured grounds were produced between 1949 and 1962 on behalf of the Musée Fernand Léger.
Lit.:
Art et Décoration, January–June 1928, vol. LIII, p. 7 (comparable example) – D. Paulve, Marie Cuttoli, Myrbor et l’invention de la tapisserie moderne, Paris 2010, fig. 44 (comparable example) – Encyclopédie des métiers de l’art: Décoration Moderne, vol. I, Paris 1930, no. 10, fig. 97 (comparable example)
Provenance:
Collection Walter Hadorn, Bern, Switzerland; passed on by inheritance within the family
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| Auction: | Design First |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 20.06.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 10.06. - 20.06.2017 |
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