Sven X:et Erixson
A TAPESTRY, tapestry weave, after a cartoon by the Swedish painter Sven X:et Erixson, translated into a weave by Barbro
Nilsson, ca 143 x 407 cm. A polychrome modernistic composition. The painter Sven X:et Erixson executed the cartoon for this tapestry in 1960-61. The tapestry was woven for Margarinbolagets head office, Stockholm, (Strandbergsgatan 20). A label comes with this lot: Vävd efter kartong av Sven Erixson på Barbro Nilssons verkstad N. Smedjegatan 21, Stockholm, av Kerstin Fredrikson och Edith Johansson 1961-1962. (Unique).
Slightly dirty, insignificant wear and faded, minor stains and damages.
Kirjallisuus
Compare with Konstrevy 1961, Stockholm 1961, Prydnad för kontor, text pages 144-145 and 160, plate page 144; Möller, Viggo Sten: En bok om Barbro Nilsson, Stockholm/Barcelona 1977, text page 100.
Muut tiedot
Sven X:et Erixson has made several cartoons for tapestries that have been translated into a weave by Barbro Nilsson. The most famous is "Melodier vid torget" for Gothenburg's concert hall.
