JACQUES-ÉMILE RUHLMANN
RUG, c. 1925
Hand-knotted wool rug with a deep red background, decorated with patterns reminiscent of stylized leopard shapes. The contrast is reinforced by a central brown rectangle, creating a structured focal point in the middle of the rug. Model n. 3176 NR.
H 426.7 - W 310 cm.
H 168 - W 122 in.
H 168 - W 122 in.
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Provenance
Edlis Neeson CollectionChristie's, New York, 11 June 1998, lot 75
Literature
Listed in the Ruhlmann model register held at the Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne-Billancourt, N°3176NRFlorence Camard, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Saint-Rémy-en-l’Eau: Monelle Hayot, 2009, p. 368-369 for a similar model.