Tablecloth (1905)

Designed around 1905, with the artist’s monogram woven into the edge of a narrow, shorter side. Probably made by Simon Fränkel, Krefeld. White and blue half-linen damask with continuous hemstitch and an axially symmetrical border composed of rounded triangular shapes in a repeating pattern and a large central rectangle with two mirrored star ornaments composed of bundles of orthogonal and diagonal lines, a rounded corner motif matching the border, and two small, empty central squares. Rare Art Nouveau damask with two small, worn sections in the center. Dimensions: 220 x 155 cm. Source: Barbara Hardtwig, Maß und Freiheit, Museum Villa Stuck catalog, 2010, p. 40 f., fig. 8 (decoration).

Private collection, Switzerland.

PETER BEHRENS (1868-1940)



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