Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 47412
This beautiful antique Oushak rug boasts intriguing detail work, rendered with dramatic right angles in a hue that starkly contrasts with the field.
Antique Turkish Oushak Carpet, Origin: Turkey, Circa: Turn of the 20th Century – Here is a beautifully composed antique Oriental rug – an antique Oushak carpet, woven in Turkey around the turn of the twentieth century. Among the wide range of antique Turkish rugs and carpets, Oushaks occupy a special place as one of the most widely admired and sought-after styles. These grand compositions are generally characterized by an ephemeral and alluring classical style, with emphases on elaborate vine scroll and vegetative elements, as well as on a sort of muted color pallet. This particular example boasts a more geometric characterization than many of its cousins, especially in the detail work, which often expands and turns at dramatic right angles. The beautiful soft blue color of the field allows for these geometric figures, rendered in shades of starkly contrasting red and orange, to take on an added sense of depth. Beautifully rendered floral elements scattered throughout infuse the entire composition with a deep and penetrating beauty.
