Lot Essay
cf. Lee Nordness, Objects USA, 1970, p. 283 for a discussion on George Wells, the Brooklyn born craftsman, and an illustration of one of his shag-hooked, hand-dyed wool rugs.
Property from the Collection of
DR. FRANK STANTON
TWO HOOKED WOOL RUNNERS
GEORGE WELLS, CIRCA 1957
Details
TWO HOOKED WOOL RUNNERS
george wells, circa 1957
Each rectangular, decorated with overlapping rectangles worked in shades of green, blue, yellow and purple, the longer against a blue ground, the shorter against a hunter green ground and signed on the reverse George Wells 1957
15¾ x 121in. (40 x 307.3cm.) the longest (2)
george wells, circa 1957
Each rectangular, decorated with overlapping rectangles worked in shades of green, blue, yellow and purple, the longer against a blue ground, the shorter against a hunter green ground and signed on the reverse George Wells 1957
15¾ x 121in. (40 x 307.3cm.) the longest (2)