André ARBUS (1903-1969) - Lot 269

André ARBUS (1903-1969) Important and spectacular wool RUG with geometric and interlacing motifs, circa 1950. Monogrammed AA in the weft. Spots and stains. 300 x 450 cm Our rug, with minor variations in detail and a new color scheme, reproduces the design of the Aubusson carpet commissioned by the Mobilier National for the Château de Rambouillet in 1945-1946, then placed in the King's bedroom at the Palais de l'Elysée in 1949. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yvonne Brunhammer, André Arbus, Architecte-décorateur des années 40, Paris, Norma éditions, 1996, the gouache model for Rambouillet reproduced on page 242, the Mobilier National copy reproduced on pages 216, 217, 219, 240, 241, 248 and 249.