Tapestry

What is Tapestry?

Tapestry is a heavy, handwoven textile featuring intricate designs or images woven directly into the fabric. Created by skilled weavers using materials like wool, linen, cotton, silk, and sometimes silver and gold threads, tapestries have historically served as art pieces, decorations, insulation, and symbols of authority.
Untitled (Textile)

Rufino Tamayo

Untitled (Textile), 1960s

Tapestry

Tapestry

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Labyrinthe

Sonia Delaunay

Labyrinthe, 1929 - 1980

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 12,000

Untitled (Artist's Blanket)

Nicolas Party

Untitled (Artist's Blanket), 2017

Tapestry

Tapestry

USD 2,500

Gold Fish

John Armleder

Gold Fish, 2016

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 1,400

Silver Fish

John Armleder

Silver Fish, 2016

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 1,400

Silver Marilyn

Andy Warhol

Silver Marilyn, 1990s

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 18,000

Flowers

Andy Warhol

Flowers, 1968

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 25,000

Comfort Blanket

Grayson Perry

Comfort Blanket, 2014-2023

Tapestry

Tapestry

GBP 4,500

Confined

KAWS

Confined, 2022

Tapestry

Tapestry

GBP 3,950

Carrés Magique

Sonia Delaunay

Carrés Magique, c. 1980

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 10,900

Untitled (tapestry)

Eduardo Chillida

Untitled (tapestry), 1965

Tapestry

Tapestry

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Nocturnal

Man Ray

Nocturnal, c.1960

Tapestry

Tapestry

Currently Not Available

Birkenwald IV

Josef Felix Müller

Birkenwald IV, 2006

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 2,700

Prometheus

Thomas Lange

Prometheus, 1986

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 2,700

Magic Carpet (small)

Sergey Bratkov

Magic Carpet (small), 2006

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 2,700

I Love You

Peter Blake

I Love You, 1983

Tapestry

Tapestry

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Lowbrow

Lowbrow is a derogatory term that refers to certain forms of popular culture. It describes an art movement that began in Los Angeles in the 1970s. The term lowbrow originally refers to a person with little intellectual or refined taste. The Lowbrow art movement, also known as Pop Surrealism, blends elements of underground comics, punk music, hot rod culture, and other subcultures, often with a sense of humor and irony.

Nouveau Realism

Nouveau Réalisme is an artistic movement founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany and painter Yves Klein during a collective exhibition at a gallery in Milan. Restany wrote the original manifesto in April 1960, proclaiming the movement. In October of that year, nine artists, including Martial Raysse, Yves Klein, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely, Arman, Pierre Restany, and three Ultra-Lettrists—Jacques de la Villeglé, François Dufrêne, and Raymond Hains—signed the declaration. In 1961, the movement expanded to include Mimmo Rotella, Niki de Saint Phalle, Gérard Deschamps, and César. The movement emphasized a return to reality in art, often incorporating everyday objects and exploring the boundaries between art and life.

Airbrush

An airbrush is a device that sprays various media, including paint and ink, using compressed air. Artists use airbrushes to create a smooth, even application of color, often achieving effects that are not possible with traditional brushes. James Rosenquist, an American Pop artist, regularly used an airbrush in his work. Before gaining fame with pieces like the iconic F-111 (1965), he worked as a commercial and industrial painter, where he honed his airbrush skills.

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