Märta Måås-Fjetterström
MÄRTA MÅÅS-FJETTERSTRÖM, A CARPET, "Röda trädgårdsmattan", knotted pile, ca 327 x 224 cm, signed MMF.
(Märta Måås-Fjetterström). Designed in 1923. Woven before 1942.
The part of the edge with the signature is sewn onto the back. Some partly hard wear, slightly dirty, minor stains and damages. The sides and ends have fold wear, all fringes are missing.
Provenance
Bukowskis Moderna the autumn auction 2004 # 871.
Literature
Compare with Lundgren, Tyra: Märta Måås-Fjetterström och väv-verkstaden i Båstad, Stockholm 1968, colour plate opposite page 32; Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plates pages 79, 104-105.
More information
"Svarta trädgårdsmattan" has also been woven in a large size for a conference room at Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm.