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Barbro Nilsson(Sweden, 1899-1983)
a carpet, 'Tånga brun och grön', tapestry weave, c. 286 x 186 cm, signed AB MMF BN.
Hammer price
80 000SEK
Estimate
100 000 - 125 000 SEK

A carpet, 'Tånga brun och grön', tapestry weave, c. 286 x 186 cm, signed AB MMF BN.

(AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson). Designed in 1955.

Provenance

Purchased in the 1960s and thereafter inherited by the current owner.

Literature

Compare with Möller, Viggo Sten: En bok om Barbro Nilsson, Stockholm/Barcelona 1977, colour plate page 69; Stensman, Mailis: Ännu Mera Mattor från Märta Måås-Fjetterströms ateljé i Båstad 1919-1999, Uddevalla 1999, colour plate page 11; Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 154-155.

More information

'Tånga' was designed for the H55 (the Helsingborg exhibition in 1955).

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
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