Scandinavian Design 
30 November 2017
Scandinavian Design 
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Frida Hansen

tapestry

Det Norske Billedvoeveri
Norway, 1900
hand-woven and plant-dyed wool 129 w × 102 l in (328 × 259 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
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This tapestry features Frida Hansen's 'transparent' weaving technique and highlights her masterful use of negative and positive space. Considered one of the leading Art Nouveau artists in Norway of her time, this example features an abstracted forest motif rather than figurative imagery for which she is more well-known.
Woven signature and date to lower edge: [DNB 1900].
Works by Frida Hansen are housed in the permanent collection of the Stavanger Art Museum in Norway and can be viewed here.

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