Pollination
Tapestry
circa 1963
circa 1963
| Artist/Maker |
Having originally trained in fine art, Tadek Beutlich turned to tapestry design and production after visiting an exhibition of French tapestries at the V&A. He valued the opportunity that textiles offered to produce hangings of luxury, orginality and beauty. Often inspired by nature, he brought abstract designs into his weaving, believing that these forms were well suited to the medium and production of tapestry.
Object details
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| Title | Pollination (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linen warp |
| Brief description | Tapestry, 'Pollination', with abstract pattern in black and reds, by Tadek (Tadeusz) Beutlich |
| Physical description | Tapestry in wool with linen warp with abstract design in black and reds. The bottom half of the design with two sections of slightly differing red. From the top of these sections emerge abstract insect like forms in various colours against a black background. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Beutlich family. |
| Object history | This tapestry was displayed in the Grabowski Gallery exhibition, 'Tapestries' from August to September 1964. |
| Summary | Having originally trained in fine art, Tadek Beutlich turned to tapestry design and production after visiting an exhibition of French tapestries at the V&A. He valued the opportunity that textiles offered to produce hangings of luxury, orginality and beauty. Often inspired by nature, he brought abstract designs into his weaving, believing that these forms were well suited to the medium and production of tapestry. |
| Bibliographic reference | The technique used for the wavy lines in this tapestry are described in 'The Technique of Woven Tapestry' by Tadek Beutlich, published by Batsford, 1967, pp. 61 & 66.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.50-2017 |
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| Record created | March 10, 2017 |
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