Art Deco Design Rug in the Style of Ivan da Silva Bruhns
N°
00080
Period
circa 1990
Origin
Turkey
Status
Sold
Size
301 cm x 210 cm9'10" x 6'10"
Materials
Wool
Ivan Da Silva Bruhns was probably the greatest innovator in carpet design during the Art Deco period. His close association with Cubist period artists such as Picasso and Braque led him to develop what became his signature style, characterized by overlapping rectangular planes in contrasting colors embellished by a unit of six black parallel lines running across the composition in an asymmetrical fashion. This particular rug was inspired by an example commissioned by Eckart Muthesius, the architect who designed the notorious Art Deco palace belonging to the Maharaja of Indore.