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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Kirschzweige (Cherry Branches)

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.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

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.
  • Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11, 2019-February 10, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Kirschzweige (Cherry Branches)|url=false|author=Josef Frank, Haus & Garten|year=c. 1925–30|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1934.20