Tunisian Wall Decorations

Woman’s Head Wrapper, Assaba Berber people, Matmata, Dahar Mountains, Tunisia 1900-1950 Wool, natural dyes , Sprang technique, shaped resist dyeing 69 x 15 inches 175 x 38 A very l...

Woman’s Cover, Bakhnouk Berber people, Matmata Mountains, Tunisia Early 20th century Wool, cotton, natural and synthetic dyes (?) Supplementary patterning Dyed after being woven whi...

Very pretty vintage Tunisian tapestry with beautiful childish design of the town, with beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epit...

Woman's Cover, Bakhnouk Berber people, Tunisia Early 20th century Wool, cotton, dyed after being woven Supplementary patterning 45"x 75 1/2" (92 x 115 cm)

Both dating from the 1930s, these two paintings say much about Porter Woodruff's life in Tunisia. The large oil depicts a Tunisian young man dressed in a white robe and traditional chechia hat, seated in an archway with the North African sky and Mediterranean Sea in the distance. The smaller painting depicts, in the distance, the pioneering Villa Sébastian in Hammamet, Tunisia, which serves as a cultural landmark to this day. The house -- a melding of Moderne and native Tunisian architecture -- was built by Porter Woodruff, an American painter who spent most of his artistic life in Paris and Tunisia, and Georges Sébastian, an important Hungarian-born, French orchestra...

This lovely portrait of a seated Tunisian man with a kufi or North African skullcap, was executed in ink and watercolor by Porter Woodruff, probably in the 1930s. Woodruff was best known for his paintings and illustrations for Vogue magazine -- one of five American fashion illustrators who worked for the magazine -- as well as House & Garden. Woodruff was born in Tennessee, but spent much of his creative life in Paris and Tunisia, where he lived with Georges Sébastian, an important Hungarian-born, French orchestra...

Abstract and Cubist tapestry depicting a rider on camel or horseback carrying a candelabra with palm tree and architectural elements in the background ...

Introducing a Stunning Mid Century Aubusson Tapestry from Tunisia! We're delighted to present this exquisite Aubusson tapestry, meticulo...

Antique Tunisian marble hand carved Bas relief in creamy white marble. Early 20th century Roman style bas-relief hand carved in a manner no longer p...

American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horses and Riders, oil on board with chalky gouache. Signed Porter Woodruff Hammamet 1958 in pencil on the back. Indistinct PW on lower right of painting. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Dimensions: 11.5" H x 15.5" W (sight) 13.5" H x 17.5" W (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastian fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...

American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horses and Riders, oil and gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Porter Woodruff Hammamet 1958 in pencil on the back. Initialed PW on lower left of painting. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Dimensions: 11.5"h x 15.5"w (sight) 13.5"h x 17.5"w (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastain fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...

American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horse scene, oil and gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Woodruff on lower right of painting. Signature somewhat obscured by frame. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Label at back for Pitt & Scott Ltd London - well known for its expertise in handling antiques, works of art and fragile artefacts. Dimensions: 11.5"h x 15.5"w (sight) 12.5"h x 17.5"w (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastian fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...