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Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
a carpet, "Falurutan, lättblå III", flat weave, ca 257 x 170 cm, signed AB MMF BN
(AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Designed in 1952.
Faded. Some wear, dirty, stains. One end has insignificant damages, some of the fringes are damaged, one or two are missing.
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 first woven in red to the dining room at the residence in Falun.