ART DECO CARPET ATTRIBUTE TO MAURICE DUFRENE

Maurice Dufrene designed this carpet for the famed studio La Maitrise of Les Galeries Lafayette in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. His imaginative work a...

Sublime Art Deco rug signed by Maurice Dufrene, Red with floral decoration Place of origin: France Year: 1920s Condition: Perfect About the artist: Maurice Dufrene (1876-1955) One of the premiere French designers of the 20th century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples. Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon...

Attributed to Jean-Michel Frank (1893-1941) Modernist designer Jean-Michel Frank was able to combine his love of beautiful materials with his preference for strict geometric f...

1930s French Art Deco Carpet ( 7'6" x 11'4"- 230 x 345 ) Probably designed by Maurice Dufrenne, this French pile carpet shows his characteristic border collage of grids and flowers, ...

The rare examples which can be attributed to Ivan da Silva Bruhns (1881-1980) are among the most sought after French Art Deco carpets. Characterized by geometric elements clearly inf...

Rugs and carpets in the Art Deco style were popularized in France during the second quarter of the 20th century. In keeping with the aesthetics of the time, an ambiguity between fiel...