Sigrid Hjertén
a carpet, knotted pile, ca 190 x 95-96,5 cm (as well as ca 2,5-3 cm ivory flat weave with light grey parts at the ends).
A blue melange midfield with polychrome decor of two large birds. Two sides with wide violet fields with birds. A terracotta coloured border.
Slightly faded. Little wear and dirt, minor damages. The flat weave at the ends have minor tears, some of the fringes are damages, several are missing.
Provenance
Ingrid Lidén went to the same education as Sigrid Hjertén at the Higher School of Art and Design, current Art College (Konstfack). Ingrid Lidén was the daughter of Arvid Lidén, governor of Kalmar. Then inheritance in the family. Storebergs manor, Västergötland.
Literature
Compare with Liljevalchs Konsthalls utställningskatalog: Sigrid Hjertén, 1995, page 207; Cavalli-Björkman, Görel: Kvinna i avantgardet, Sigrid Hjertén. Liv och verk, Lettland 2017, pages 21-27, colour plate page 58; Prins Eugens Waldemarsuddes utställningskatalog: Sigrid Hjertén, en mästerlig kolorist, 2018, pages 13-14, colour plate page 47.
More information
Compare with the knotted pile carpet "Lustgården"/"Adam och Eva" from around 1912. The carpet belongs to Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio). It is woven by Alma Andreasson-Wenchert.