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Cercle Rouge

Creator: Jean Arp
Offered by: Modern Masters Tapestries

Description
Dimensions: 79 × 60 in (201 × 152 cm)
Material: Hand Knotted Polychrome Wool by Marie Cuttoli & Galerie Lucie Weill
Artist signature: woven on reverse
Date: c. 1928-30, manufactured c. 1960
Condition: Perfect

Hans Arp “Cercle Rouge” Rug
This Hans Arp’s rug design was referred to as Ace of Spades (As de Pique or Cercle Rouge) and was originally designed during the years 1928-1930 by Hans Arp for Marie Cuttoli’s Galerie Myrbor in Paris. The background contains a slate grey field with an overlapping ivory and black panel containing a red hollow circle and a slate blue abstract figure, with “Hans Arp’ embroidered on turned under end finish.

For an example with the same design, please see: Sherrill, Sally B., Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America, p. 371; Art Deco and Modernist Carpets, Dey, p. 134-135.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Hand Knotted Polychrome Wool.
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	749033

Dimensions

W.	59.84 in;	H.	79.13 in;
W.	152 cm;	H.	201 cm;

Message from Seller:

At Modern Masters Tapestries, we offer a curated collection of exceptional 20th-century tapestries and artistic rugs, featuring works by renowned artists like Sonia Delaunay and Alexander Calder. Founded by art connoisseur Didier Marien as a branch of the esteemed Boccara Gallery, our passion for textile art spans over 35 years. For more information, contact us at 228.343.4620 or info@mmtapestries.com.