Kirschzweige (Cherry Branches)

c. 1925–30
designer
(Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967)
manufacturer
(Austrian, est. 1925)
Overall: 97.2 x 79.7 cm (38 1/4 x 31 3/8 in.)
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: not on view

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The pointed leaves identify this plant as a cherry tree, giving the print its name Kirschzweige or Cherry Branches.

Description

Josef Frank often used long sinuous vines in his designs, prompting one journalist to describe his textiles as “full of vitality and decorative feeling.” This comment along with a photograph of Kirschzweige, or Cherry Branches, as window treatments appeared in the mid-century Austrian design magazine Innen-Dekoration. Despite its apparent popularity, few examples of this design are known to exist. This textile fragment may be the largest extant example.
Kirschzweige (Cherry Branches)

Kirschzweige (Cherry Branches)

c. 1925–30

Josef Frank, Haus & Garten

(Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967), (Austrian, est. 1925)

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