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A large needlepoint scene in wool with gold silk thread depicting two chevaliers returning from battle, likely after an original tapestry or painting, dating to the late-19th or earl...

A charming George II sampler, hand embroidered by Ann Baker in 1747, aged 13. The sampler depicts numerous alphabets above a moralistic verse and a pair of birds beside a tree. Well ...

knotted tapestry by 'De Stijl' artist Bart van der Leck (1876-1958) with important provenance Bart van der Leck, together with Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg, is one of the founding members of the 'De Stijl' group in 1916-1917. At that time, Bart van der Leck's work had a major influence on the development of the work of Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg. This carpet comes from and is used in the Villa Schöne-van der Leck in Blaricum. The villa Schöne-van der Leck was built in 1953 after a design by Piet J. Elling in collaboration with the artist Bart van der Leck. The clients, Mr. and Mrs. O. Schöne-Van der Leck, were Bart van der Leck's son-in-law and daughter, respectively. The villa Schöne-van der Leck has exceptional art-historical value because of the collaboration between the architect Elling and 'De Stijl' artist Bart van der Leck, resulting in a total work of art according to the principles of 'De Stijl', in which the various disciplines have equal value. contributed. The property has a rarity value due to the fact that very few such total works of art have been preserved according to the principles of 'De Stijl'; as far as we know, this is the only one by Elling and Van der Leck. The entire house was decorated in 'De Stijl' visual language. Bart van der Leck made interventions in various rooms by applying color areas on walls and ceilings in the 'De Stijl' colors red, yellow and blue...

Stéphane COUTURIER (*1957, France) Angers – Le Chant de l'Apocalypse #02, 2022 Tapestry 290 x 218 cm (114 1/8 x 85 7/8 in.) Edition of 5; Ed. no. 1/5 Born in 1957 in Neuilly sur Se...