Live Auction 534120th Century Decorative Arts
JUAN MIRO; AFTER A DESIGN BY
Lot 144

JUAN MIRO; AFTER A DESIGN BY

'MANGOUSTE', A HAND-WOVEN WOOL CARPET PRODUCED BY GALERIE LUCIE WEILL-SELIGMANN, EARLY 1960S

Closed29 October 2008

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JUAN MIRO; AFTER A DESIGN BY
'MANGOUSTE', A HAND-WOVEN WOOL CARPET PRODUCED BY GALERIE LUCIE WEILL-SELIGMANN, EARLY 1960S
woven with an abstarct design on a yellow field, from a limited edition of 10-15 examples
83in. (211cm.) x 64in. (163cm.)

Galerie Lucie Weill-Seligmann, Paris, by repute.
Relman Morin, from whom acquired by the vendor, circa 1970.

Specialist note

Relman Morin (1907-1973), a distinguished Associated Press special correspondent, was twice presented with the Pulizer Prize. In 1948 he married Dorothy Liebes (1899-1972), a modernist textile designer and weaver, who produced fabrics for Frank Lloyd Wright and Donald Deskey.