Lot 144
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JUAN MIRO; AFTER A DESIGN BY
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JUAN MIRO; AFTER A DESIGN BY

'MANGOUSTE', A HAND-WOVEN WOOL CARPET PRODUCED BY GALERIE LUCIE WEILL-SELIGMANN, EARLY 1960S

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JUAN MIRO; AFTER A DESIGN BY
'MANGOUSTE', A HAND-WOVEN WOOL CARPET PRODUCED BY GALERIE LUCIE WEILL-SELIGMANN, EARLY 1960S
woven with an abstarct design on a yellow field, from a limited edition of 10-15 examples
83in. (211cm.) x 64in. (163cm.)
Provenance
Galerie Lucie Weill-Seligmann, Paris, by repute.
Relman Morin, from whom acquired by the vendor, circa 1970.
Literature
Susan Day, Art Deco and Modernist Carpets, London, 2002, p. 135, pl. 184 (related design manufactured by Maison Myrbor, illustrated).
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Lot Essay

Relman Morin (1907-1973), a distinguished Associated Press special correspondent, was twice presented with the Pulizer Prize. In 1948 he married Dorothy Liebes (1899-1972), a modernist textile designer and weaver, who produced fabrics for Frank Lloyd Wright and Donald Deskey.

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