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Kennedy Bahia

Tapestrie by Kennedy Bahia
Tapestrie by Kennedy Bahia

Tapestrie by Kennedy Bahia

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Jolie tapisserie par Kennedy Bahia

Category

Vintage 1970s Brazilian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s
Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s

Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Miami, FL

Woven wall tapestry by Brazilian textile artist Kennedy Bahia circa 1980. Hummingbird, butterflies and flowers.

Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Mid-Century Abstract Brazil Textile Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, circa 1960's
Mid-Century Abstract Brazil Textile Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, circa 1960's

Mid-Century Abstract Brazil Textile Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, circa 1960's

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Rare textile art tapestry by Brazilian artist Kennedy Bahia. This piece had remained rolled up for over 50 years prior to pictures being taken for this listing.

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Jardin Onirique Wool Wall Tapestry, Signed, Circa 1960, 102 x 133 cm
Jardin Onirique Wool Wall Tapestry, Signed, Circa 1960, 102 x 133 cm

Jardin Onirique Wool Wall Tapestry, Signed, Circa 1960, 102 x 133 cm

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in PARIS, FR

Kennedy Bahia (1929–2005) Wall Tapestry, c. 1960 This vibrant wool tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, signed at the bottom left, features the artist’s iconic Jardin Onirique (Dream Garden) t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Multicolored Foliage Wall Tapestry, Wool, Signed, Circa 1960
Multicolored Foliage Wall Tapestry, Wool, Signed, Circa 1960

Multicolored Foliage Wall Tapestry, Wool, Signed, Circa 1960

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in PARIS, FR

Kennedy Bahia (1929–2005) Wall Tapestry "Multicolored Foliage", c. 1960 This vibrant wool tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, signed at the bottom left, is a joyful example of the artist’s si...

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Brazilian tapestrie by VAC
Brazilian tapestrie by VAC

Brazilian tapestrie by VAC

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Jolie tapisserie par VAC : Valdivino Alves da Conceição.

Category

Vintage 1980s Brazilian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

'Dreamscape', Bolivia, Brazil, California, Sao Paulo Biennale, UNESCO
'Dreamscape', Bolivia, Brazil, California, Sao Paulo Biennale, UNESCO

'Dreamscape', Bolivia, Brazil, California, Sao Paulo Biennale, UNESCO

By Mario Cespedes

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

./ Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. 1989- Blinder Fine Arts/ Santa Monica, CA. 1987- Azevedo Gallery/ San Diego, CA. 1986- Prestige Gallery/ Palm Desert, CA. 1983- Del...

Category

1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Liliana" Large original color serigraph
"Liliana" Large original color serigraph

"Liliana" Large original color serigraph

By Mario Cespedes

Located in San Francisco, CA

./ Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. 1989 Blinder Fine Arts/ Santa Monica, CA. 1987 Azevedo Gallery/ San Diego, CA. 1986 Prestige Gallery/ Palm Desert, CA. 1983 Del...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Untitled, Two Women
Untitled, Two Women

Untitled, Two Women

By Mario Cespedes

Located in San Francisco, CA

./ Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. 1989 Blinder Fine Arts/ Santa Monica, CA. 1987 Azevedo Gallery/ San Diego, CA. 1986 Prestige Gallery/ Palm Desert, CA. 1983 Del...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

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Patrick Kennedy Bahia Abstraction Tapestry
Patrick Kennedy Bahia Abstraction Tapestry

Patrick Kennedy Bahia Abstraction Tapestry

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Atlanta, GA

Kennedy Bahia (1929-2005) Patrick Maderos Kennedy took the professional pseudonym of Kennedy Bahia as his artwork related to the flora and fauna area of the Amazonian jungle of Ba...

Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Kennedy Bahia. Polychrome tapestry, c. 1960
Kennedy Bahia. Polychrome tapestry, c. 1960

Kennedy Bahia. Polychrome tapestry, c. 1960

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H 51.19 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in

Kennedy Bahia. Polychrome tapestry, c. 1960

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in PARIS, FR

Kennedy Bahia (1929-2005) Tapisserie polychrome , c. 1960 Signé/ Laine 130 x 100 cm This tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, dating from the 1960s, is a remarkable work for its composition a...

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Kennedy Bahia Large Scale Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry
Kennedy Bahia Large Scale Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry

Kennedy Bahia Large Scale Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Miami, FL

Large scale woven wall tapestry by Brazilian textile artist Kennedy Bahia.

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s
Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s

Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Miami, FL

Woven wall tapestry by Brazilian textile artist Kennedy Bahia circa 1980. Fish with sea plants.

Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Patrick Kennedy Bahia Tapestry of Bird and Flowers
Patrick Kennedy Bahia Tapestry of Bird and Flowers

Patrick Kennedy Bahia Tapestry of Bird and Flowers

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Atlanta, GA

Kennedy Bahia (1929-2005) Patrick Maderos Kennedy took the professional pseudonym of Kennedy Bahia as his artwork related to the flora and fauna area of the Amazonian jungle of Ba...

Category

Vintage 1970s Brazilian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Kennedy Bahia Large Scale Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1960s
Kennedy Bahia Large Scale Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1960s

Kennedy Bahia Large Scale Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1960s

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Miami, FL

Born Patrick Maderos Kennedy Dito, in 1929, in Valparaiso - Chile, Kennedy Bahia was a mining engineer in his country.

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Mid-Century Modern South American Wall Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia
Mid-Century Modern South American Wall Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia

Mid-Century Modern South American Wall Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Signed in bottom left corner, Kennedy Bahia. Kennedy Bahia was born Maderos Patrick Kennedy in 1929 in Valparaiso, Chile.

Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Woven Wall Tapestry, 1960s
Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Woven Wall Tapestry, 1960s

Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Woven Wall Tapestry, 1960s

By Kennedy Bahia

Located in Miami, FL

Brazilian mid-century modern woven wall tapestry using twine and felt from the 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

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Kennedy Bahia For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the kennedy bahia you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many modern and abstract versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect kennedy bahia among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right kennedy bahia is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gold and gray. Finding an appealing kennedy bahia — no matter the origin — is easy, but Kennedy Bahia each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in woodcut print, acrylic paint and gold leaf — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Kennedy Bahia?

The average selling price for a kennedy bahia we offer is $2,200, while they’re typically $850 on the low end and $8,500 for the highest priced.

On the Origins of Brazilian

More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.

Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.

Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar NiemeyerSergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim TenreiroJean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.

The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.

Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewoodjacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.

Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairssofastables and more.

Finding the Right Tapestry for You

Whether you hang them behind your bed as a dazzling alternative to a headboard or over the sofa as a large-scale focal point in the living room, vintage tapestries can introduce an array of textures and colors to any space in your home.

Woven wall hangings haven’t consistently enjoyed the popularity or earned the highbrow status that other types of wall decorations have over the years, at least not since the 1970s, which was somewhat of a heyday for tapestries. Today, however, these tactile works of art are seeing a renaissance, as modern weavers are forging new paths in the medium while the demand for antique and vintage tapestries continues to grow.

“We are drawn to texture in environments, and we see tapestries as a subtle layer of soft ornament,” says Lauren Larson of the New York design duo Material Lust. Indeed, and a lot of opportunity comes along when decorating with this distinctive brand of soft ornament.

Think of wall hangings as paintings created by hand with fabric instead of oil or watercolors. If you’re not simply securing your treasure to a wall with nails, pushpins or Velcro, tapestries can be stretched over a frame, used to create a canopy in a cozy living-room corner, hung from a rod or placed inside a shadowbox. And because this kind of textile art is hundreds of years old, options abound with respect to subjects and designs.

For richly detailed depictions of landscapes and garden scenes, look to antique Chinese tapestries and Japanese tapestries. Aubusson tapestries are ornate wall hangings manufactured in central France that are also characterized by romantic portrayals of nature. For weavers of mid-century modern tapestries, as well as those working in textile arts today, the styles and subject matter are too numerous to mention, with artists exploring experimental shapes, bold colors and provocative abstract designs.

Antique, new and vintage tapestries can make a room feel warm and welcoming — find yours on 1stDibs now.