£1,500 - £2,500
Frank Brangwyn (1857-1956), a rare hand-woven carpet/wall hanging Vine pattern, circa 1896-97, worked with a trellis of stylised fruiting vines, flowers and foliage in tones of pink, red, blue, yellow and lavender. 217cm x 151cm
Purchased by the vendor from Liberty & Co., 1998.
An identical carpet to the present lot was commissioned by Bing for his Galerie L'Art Nouveau, Paris. Although the carpet was admired in Europe, Brangwyn himself was not entirely happy with the design because he pointed out that 'one does not tread on grapes and trellis work'. Shaw-Sparrow stated that Brangwyn intended the work to be a wall hanging rather than a carpet. The plant motifs may have grown out of the murals Brangwyn painted for Bing, whilst the trellis may hark back to the use of this form by Morris.
Literature:
H. Furst, The Decorative Art of Frank Brangwyn, The Bodley Head London 1924 p224
Tilbrook, Truth, Beauty and Design, London 1986 p74 No174
Dominique Marechal, Frank Brangwyn: Collection Catalogue, Bruges General Bank & Stedelijke Musea 1987 p296
Magazine of Art, May 1903, p.394, Konody, ‘The Decorative Designs of Mr Frank Brangwyn'
Shaw-Sparrow, Frank Brangwyn and his Work, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd London 1915 p212-213 Weisberg
Becker, Posseme, The Origins of L'Art Nouveau, Van Gogh Museum Amsyerdam 2005 p119, 160
Art et Decoration, July 1899 , p.30 H Fierens-Geveart, 'Franck Brangwyn'
Marechal Dominique, Frank Brangwyn and the Gallery Art Nouveau, in Bulletin of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Belgium, 2010, No 1, pp.176-193
Illustrations:
H Furst, The Decorative Art of Frank Brangwyn. The Bodley Head London 1924 facing p224
Art et Decoration, p.30 H Fierens-Geveart, ‘Frank Brangwyn', July 1899
Architectural Record, 1902
Tilbrook, Truth, Beauty and Design, London 1986 p.74 No. 174
Dominique Marechal, Frank Brangwyn: Collection Catalogue, Bruges General Bank & Stedelijke Musea 1987 p.93, 296
Magazine of Art, May 1903, p.395, Konody, ‘The Decorative Designs of Mr Frank Brangwyn'
Hermann Muthesius, The English House, Rizzoli International Publications Inc New York 1904 1979 p.180
Connoisseur, December 1969, Vol 172 p.294, Weisberg, ‘Bing's Salons of Art Nouveau', showing carpet in interior of shop
Malcolm Haslam, Arts and Crafts Carpets, David Black Oriental Carpets London 1991 pp.172-173
The Old Matsukata Collection, Kobe, Japan 1989 p.81
Weisberg Gabriel P, Art Nouveau Bing: Paris Style 1900, Harry N Abrams New York 1986 p.80
Marechal Dominique, Frank Brangwyn and the Gallery Art Nouveau, in Bulletin of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Belgium, 2010, No 1, p.184
The Origins of Art Nouveau, 2005, p.152
Dekorative Kunst, 1898, No 9 (British dining room at Bing’s)
Horner and Naylor (Eds), Frank Brangwyn 1867-1956, pp.7, 129
G Lemmen, Modeme teppiche, Dekorative Kunst, Oct 1897, in colour facing p.100
Good overall, retaining full pile and good colour. No tears, repairs or restorations.
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