Art Deco Geometric Carpet in the Style of Da Silva Bruhns
A rare carpet in the style of Da Silva Bruhns graces this space, originally commissioned for a prominent palace in northern India and fully decorated in the Art Deco style. The geometric pattern strongly evokes the work of Ivan Da Silva Bruhns (1881-1980), arguably the most celebrated rug designer of the Art Deco period. Abstract geometric forms, influenced by avant-garde artistic trends like Cubism, characterize Da Silva Bruhns’ carpets. Artistes-décorateurs of the period often commissioned these carpets to adorn the luxurious interiors of Parisian upper-class homes or to decorate the grand rooms of paquebots, the French ocean liners.
Among Da Silva Bruhns’ most significant works stands a series created for the magnificent palace of the Maharaja of Indore. Rectangular forms overlapping on various planes distinguish this series, exemplifying the typical features of Synthetic Cubism. The present carpet clearly draws inspiration from this style, suggesting its designer possessed intimate familiarity with Da Silva Bruhns’ work.