Lars Gynning
A TAPESTRY, flat weave, ca 123,5 x 84 cm, signerad MTP fino GYNNING
(Lars Gynning, Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre/Portugal). A polychrome modernistic composition with a dancer. Sewn at the back woven 986.
Partly some wear, slightly dirty.
Literature
Compare with Brunius, Teddy: Lars Gynning - Textila bilder, Lund 1985, text page 51; "Catherine Dunham-baletten" Bukowskis moderna + contemporary & design, auktionskatalog nr 523, Spring 2002. That woven tapestry sold for 38.000 SEK.
More information
Lars Gynning was inspired by Catherine Dunham's choreography and the rituell dances of Trinidad and Martinique.
Designer
Lars Gynning is the Swedish artist who had the greatest impact as a creator of patterns for woven wallpapers (tapestries) in France during the 20th century. After studying in Sweden and France, Gynning began collaborating with the famous company Pinton Frères in Aubusson during the 1940s. Around 250 tapasties were created after Gynnings designs. One of France's greatest textile starts Jean Lurçat is one of the artists who associated with and greatly inspired Gynning, the seed from which his own style grew.
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