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Märta Måås-Fjetterström

(Sweden, 1873-1941)
Estimate
40 000 - 50 000 SEK
3 800 - 4 750 EUR
3 990 - 4 990 USD
Hammer price
32 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
(Sweden, 1873-1941)

a carpet, 'Ursula', knotted pile in relief, c 266 x 168 cm, unsigned

Designed in 1935.

Provenance

The textile artist Inga Karlsson (1917-94) who worked with Märta Måås-Fjetterström and then the company from 1936 until her retirement in 1990. Inga Karlsson was involved in weaving the 200 square metre tapestry for the UN building in New York, the 20 square metre carpet "Ängarna" for the Swedish legation in Buenos Aires in 1948, as well as the carpet for the old parliament building at the end of the 1930s.

Literature

Compare with Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 131.