Kicking off the week with a positive energy art deco rug!

It’s Monday again! While I usually pick a few antique rugs to share with you, this week I have decided to share only one very special and breathtaking art deco rug! The rug is so magnificent and the the fact that it is so large earned it a single spot for this week.

As I spent more time looking at it I realized how close it comes in feeling to the great art works which came out of the Bauhaus School which opened its doors in 1919.

Art Deco Rug

Just to give a sense of comparison, I have included here an image of a Knud Merrild painting. While stylistically they are different, it is not hard to see the similarities and how well an Art Deco rug will work with a Bauhaus Painting.

Knud Merrild Bauhaus

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