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Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; block printed.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; block printed.

Date:

1920s

Artist:

Designed by Ruth Hildegard Geyer-Raack (German, 1894–1975)
Produced by Deutsche Werkstätten AG (Founded 1913)
Germany, Munich

About this artwork

Geyer-Raack was an interior designer, muralist, and textile designer who opened her own studio in 1924. Some of her earliest professional work involved designing textiles for DEWETEX. This early fabric stands apart for its edginess and masculinity, with columns of angular leafy branches arranged against a screenlike ground pattern. Later in her career, Geyer-Raack gained recognition for interior design work, which included creating patterns for textiles, wallpaper, and carpets.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Ruth Hildegard Geyer-Raack (Designer)

Title

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

Place

Munich (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1920–1929

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; block printed

Dimensions

195 × 133.7 cm (76 3/4 × 52 5/8 in.); Repeat: 29.7 × 32 cm (11 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1927.779

Extended information about this artwork

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