Gustaf Fjaestad
Gustaf & Amelie Fjaestad, blanket and three cushions, 1924
Bedspread approximately 275 x 172 cm. With an attached label: AF 1924 (Amelie Fjaestad, Arvika)
Three cushions, each 50 x 50 cm.
Some wear. The centre of the blanket is thinly worn. The edges of the cushions show wear. Fläckar.
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The motif composed by Gustaf Fjaestad, woven by his sister Amelie
Designer
Gustav Fjaestad was a pupil of Bruno Liljefors and Carl Larsson. He became renound for his depictions of Swedish winter landscapes, often with glistening icecrystals and bubbling water by ice's edge, sometimes lit up by the setting sun, sometimes in scales of grey, white and purple. He also designed templates for woven wallpapers, furniture, and wrought iron. He is represented in major Swedish museums as well as in Vienna and Chicago.
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