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Alf Munthe

(Sweden, 1892-1971)
Estimate
10 000 - 12 000 SEK
890 - 1 070 EUR
907 - 1 090 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
Covered by droit de suite

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Finland: Kuvasto

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Alf Munthe
(Sweden, 1892-1971)

a textile, "Välkommen", embroidery and pile on fabric, ca 244,5 x 87-89 cm.

Made in Alf Munthe's studio. The lining with embroidered signatures ALF MUNTHE GULLI LINDSTRÖM INGA GJORDE DEN 1930. Exhibited at the Stockholmsutställning 1930. Lined.

Partly slightly worn, slightly dirty, minor stains. The fabric has larger damages. The lining has stains.

Provenance

Ordered by Ester och Otto Järte, Stora Sjötullen, Kungl. Djurgården, Stockholm; Bukowskis Modern Autumn auction 428, 28-29 november 1984, No. 1164.

Exhibitions

Exhibited in the textile hall at the Stockholm Exhibition 1930; Kalmar Museum, Thielska Gallery, Röhsska Handicraft Museum in Gothenburg during the 1980's in connection with Alf Munthe exhibitions.

Literature

Compare with Nationalmuseums utställningskatalog: Elsa Gullberg - Textil pionjär, Uddevalla 1989, colour plate page 38.