Katarina Röjgård
A TAPESTRY, "Min andra moster", tapestry weave, ca 199 x 146 cm, signed K RöjGÅRD 1995-96.
(Katarina Harryan-Röjgård). The tapestry “My Second Aunt” is number four of a suite of seven tapestries “The Family,” 1991-99.
Motif: "My aunt, who was a very generous woman, is symbolized by the reverse side of the old one hundred-crown note. The digits in the background refer to her husband, a mathematician". Wool and flax, the yarn is dyed in light resistant colours from Klippan’s Woolen Goods. A sewn on label at the back: "Min andra moster", Katarina Röjgård, Tullgatan 5, 263 39 Höganäs.
Some wear, slightly dirty, stains, insignificant damages.
Literature
Familjen Katarina Röjgård, Höganäs around 1999, text page 2, colour plate page 6.
More information
Education: The School of Arts, Crafts and Design, Textile Section, Stockholm. Barbro Nilsson Studio, Art Director, Märta Måås AB, Lerberget, Båstad. K. Röjgård Studio since 1963, Höganäs.
Public Commissions: the National Arts Council, the Malmöhus County Council, the Stockholm County Administration, the Lund Cathedral, etc.
