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Sven Markelius
'Pythagoras'1952

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Vertical quilt with interlocking triangular patchwork in cobalt blue, teal, chartreuse, and black-and-white, arranged in geometric mountain and diamond motifs
Textile or printed design with repeating geometric triangle patterns in blue, teal, and green bands, with two horizontal white registers featuring larger black and gray triangular forms arranged in stacked compositions.
Artist or Maker
Sven Markelius
Sweden, Stockholm, 1889-1972
Manufacturer
Ljungbergs Textiltryck
Sweden, Floda
Manufacturer
Nordiska Kompaniet's Textilkammare
Sweden, Stockholm
Title
'Pythagoras'
Date Made
1952
Medium
Cotton plain weave, screenprinted
Dimensions
67 × 51 in. (170.18 × 129.54 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund and Decorative Arts and Design Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2017.170.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.