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Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
A carpet, "Falurutan mellanblå", flat weave, ca 257,5-260 x 167-169 cm, signed AB MMF BN
(AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson). Designed in 1952.
Some wear, slightly dirty, stains. The sides have insignificant fold wear.
Provenance
According to the owner bought in the 1980's.
Literature
Compare with Möller, Viggo Sten: En bok om Barbro Nilsson, Stockholm/Barcelona 1977, colour plates page 68; Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 153.
More information
"Falurutan" was woven for the first time in red for the dining room at the governor's residence in Falun.