Anni Albers Rug
June 12 1899 may 9 1994 was a german born american textile artist and printmaker credited with blurring the lines between traditional craft and art.
Anni albers rug. Besides surface qualities such as rough and smooth dull and shiny hard and soft textiles also includes colour and as the dominating. Browse anni albers rugs at stylight. This hand tufted wool rug by anni albers is based on the 1926 cotton and silk original now part of the museum of modern art s permanent collection. Anni albers born annelise elsa frieda fleischmann.
Berlin born artist and wife of josef albers anni albers was a textile designer weaver writer and pri. Albers arrived at the bauhaus in weimar germany in 1922 but was limited in the coursework she could pursue as certain disciplines were not taught to women. This timeless design is limited to 150 examples in each of two sizes and features rich colors like m ustard tomato and battleship grey that weave together in a chic latticed design. His later wife anni albers first studied at the state bauhaus in weimar and later headed the weaving mill.
Now at usd 995 00 everything from 1 stores all colors available 5 anni albers rugs shop now. One of the most influential textile artists of the 20th century anni albers began her career at the bauhaus where prevented from studying other disciplines as a woman she took up weaving under the tutelage of gunta stölzl. June 12 1899 may 9 1994 was a german born american textile artist and printmaker credited with blurring the lines between traditional craft and art. This longstanding collaboration with christopher farr includes handspun rugs fabric and wallpaper inspired by the works of both josef and anni albers.
This kickstarted a lifelong passion for the tactile and aesthetic possibilities. Anni albers design for smyrna rug 1925 not on view albers was one of the most esteemed students of the weaving workshop at the bauhaus the influential german school of modern art architecture and design that she first attended beginning in 1922 and subsequently taught at starting in 1928. 122 x 183 cm. Printmaker and textile artist anni albers is widely recognized both for her geometric patterned compositions and deep involvement with the bauhaus and black mountain college teaching at the latter between 1933 and 1949.
Child s room rug by anni albers. Anni albers born annelise elsa frieda fleischmann. Anni albers 1899 1994 and josef albers 1888 1976 artistic work was strongly influenced by the bauhaus where josef albers worked and taught as a master builder and from 1930 as deputy director.