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Märta Måås-Fjetterström

(Sweden, 1873-1941)
Estimate
5 000 - 6 000 SEK
437 - 525 EUR
461 - 553 USD
Hammer price
7 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
(Sweden, 1873-1941)

a carpet, "Kamelryan", rya, ca 224 x 108 cm, signed MMF.

Designed in 1919, woven before 1942.

Harder wear, the sides and ends are damaged.

Provenance

Ludvig Nobel (1868-1946), Skånegården.

More information

On midsummers day 1918, Ludvig Nobel's life's work Skånegården was inaugurated. It was a hotel that became the stronghold of Swedish modernism, with artists such as Prince Eugen, Carl Eldh and Märta Måås-Fjetterström. During the inauguration, Måås-Fjetterström lived at Skånegården and it was in this context that Ludvig Nobel persuaded her to move to Båstad.

In 1919, Märta Måås-Fjetterström moved to Strandgården and came to live and work in Båstad until her death in 1941. In 1968, Skånegården was decommissioned as a hotel and today the complex is condominiums. The present carpet has been owned by Ludvig Nobel's family until now and was purchased directly by Märta Måås Fjetterström.