Amsterdam - Tapestries

Stunning and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School wall-hanging model: Nicar. Design by Jaap Gidding. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Rectangular shape, central curvilinear and geom...

Beautiful wall tapestry designed in the 1970s by Ewald Kröner for Schloss Hackhausen, Germany. Fantastic coloration in different tones of pink, red, and orange. In very good conditio...

Huge framed minimalist ZERO artwork in textile by a known Dutch artist, signed and dated. With limited use of color and material this piece creates an interesting play with light and shadow, linking it to the Minimalist ZERO. Zero was an artist group founded in Düsseldorf in 1958 by Heinz Mack and Otto Piene. The word 'zero', in the words of Piene, meant: "a zone of silence and of pure possibilities for a new beginning". In 1961, Günther Uecker joined the group. ZERO, written in capital letters, stands for the international movement, with artists from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy. The movement is usually interpreted as a reaction to abstract expressionism by claiming that art should not have color, emotion and individual expression. The Zero group maintained numerous international contacts, among others with the Italian Lucio Fontana, the Frenchman Yves Klein (who emphasized the importance of pure color perception) and the Swiss Jean Tinguely (kinetic art, rotating objects).I n the Netherlands, Zero was represented by the members of the Dutch Nul movement with Henk Peeters as promoter and. Jan Schoonhoven...

Wonderful French Louis XIV style gobelin wall tapestry, 1930s. Marked Made in France, see image 9. The gobelin has various colors and a brass rail. In good condition with minor we...

This large handwoven vintage Kilim comes from 1960s Poland. From the famous Zakopianskie Warsztaty Wzorcowe cooperation. This association was established in 1955. Made for export...