Antique Austrian Art Deco Rug in Beige by Josef Hoffmann, Backhausen - Rug & Kilim
This 9x13 Art Deco Austrian rug, attributed to Josef Hoffmann and executed by Joh. Backhausen & Sons, Vienna, circa 1905, is hand-knotted in wool. Its restrained geometric grid reflects the refined modernism of the Wiener Werkstätte and bears distinguished Viennese provenance.
On the Design:
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann, this carpet exemplifies the measured elegance that defined the Wiener Werkstätte's approach to textile design in the early twentieth century. The design is built around a disciplined grid of softly articulated squares, each subtly varied through shifts in color and scale. Rather than relying on ornate decoration, Hoffmann's design embraces repetition, proportion, and negative space to create a quiet architectural rhythm that feels remarkably modern. The restrained border further reinforces the orderly design while lending the field a balanced sense of enclosure.
Its palette is equally sophisticated, blending warm salmon, blush, ivory, muted sage, and soft taupe in a delicately abrash surface that enhances the textile's understated character. Hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation by Joh. Backhausen & Sons, Vienna, the rug reflects one of Austria's foremost textile manufacturers and Hoffmann's enduring influence on early modern design. Adding further historical significance, the piece carries provenance from a villa on Pötzleinsdorfer Strasse, 1180 Vienna, underscoring its place within the cultivated domestic interiors that shaped Vienna's progressive artistic movement at the turn of the twentieth century.
Condition:
This Austrian Art Deco rug enjoys good condition for its age and origin.
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Art Deco
Wool
NO. 37952
Austria, c. 1905
9'4" X 13'1" (2.84 m x 3.99 m)
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Antique Austrian Art Deco Rug in Beige by Josef Hoffmann, Backhausen - Rug & Kilim
This 9x13 Art Deco Austrian rug, attributed to Josef Hoffmann and executed by Joh. Backhausen & Sons, Vienna, circa 1905, is hand-knotted in wool. Its restrained geometric grid reflects the refined modernism of the Wiener Werkstätte and bears distinguished Viennese provenance.
On the Design:
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann, this carpet exemplifies the measured elegance that defined the Wiener Werkstätte's approach to textile design in the early twentieth century. The design is built around a disciplined grid of softly articulated squares, each subtly varied through shifts in color and scale. Rather than relying on ornate decoration, Hoffmann's design embraces repetition, proportion, and negative space to create a quiet architectural rhythm that feels remarkably modern. The restrained border further reinforces the orderly design while lending the field a balanced sense of enclosure.
Its palette is equally sophisticated, blending warm salmon, blush, ivory, muted sage, and soft taupe in a delicately abrash surface that enhances the textile's understated character. Hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation by Joh. Backhausen & Sons, Vienna, the rug reflects one of Austria's foremost textile manufacturers and Hoffmann's enduring influence on early modern design. Adding further historical significance, the piece carries provenance from a villa on Pötzleinsdorfer Strasse, 1180 Vienna, underscoring its place within the cultivated domestic interiors that shaped Vienna's progressive artistic movement at the turn of the twentieth century.
Condition:
This Austrian Art Deco rug enjoys good condition for its age and origin.
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