Swedish Rug, Sweden, Early 20th Century – Strikingly modern and abstract in its appeal, this antique Swedish carpet has a tessellated design of stylized floral and animal motifs. The various sections that comprise the tessellation are jogged on constantly shifting levels, giving the overall design a kinetic, dynamic quality. The outer rows of smaller elements comprise a border of sorts, as do the larger panels at the upper and lower ends. But the design is mostly free-form in its arrangement suggesting different levels in abstract space, much like the Modernist European painting of this period.
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Hand Knotted Wool Pile Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Room Size Rug 44609
Size: 7 ft 10 in x 11 ft 7 in (2.39 m x 3.53 m)
Origin: Scandinavian Rugs
Style: Swedish Rugs
Strikingly modern and abstract in its appeal, this antique Swedish carpet has a tessellated design of abstract vegetal and animal motifs.
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