Live Auction 156520/21 Design
MARIANNE RICHTER (1916-2010)
Lot 273

MARIANNE RICHTER (1916-2010)

A LARGE 'FAÇADE' CARPET, DESIGNED 1963

Closed4 November 2014

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GBP 37,500

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MARIANNE RICHTER (1916-2010)
A LARGE 'FAÇADE' CARPET, DESIGNED 1963
executed by the Märta Måås-Fjetterström workshop, hand-woven wool, flat-weave
146 in. (370 cm.) high; 110 in. (280 cm.) wide
signed in the weave MMF AB MR

Specialist note

Marianne Richter was contracted to the Märta Måås-Fjetterström studio at Båstad, in the southwest of Sweden, from 1942, having previously studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, where she was active in both textile and ceramics design. Her works are immensely colourful - as demonstrated by this large scale, flat-woven carpet in dramatic shades of orange, reflecting the inspiration that she found in the works of contemporary artists, most notably Paul Klee.