The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 20, 2024

Flora [II]

Flora [II]

c. 1925–30
designer

Josef Frank

(Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967)
manufacturer

Haus & Garten

(Austrian, est. 1925)
Austria, Vienna
Cotton: plain weave, printed, loom width
Overall: 50.7 x 127 cm (19 15/16 x 50 in.)
Educational Purchase Fund 1937.185
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Frank enjoyed sketching wildflowers; he called this pattern “Pepi” after his childhood nickname.

Description

Also affectionately called Pepi’s Flora after Josef Frank’s childhood nickname “Pepi,” this design depicts imaginary wildflowers concocted by Frank. The whimsically placed yet tightly packed flowers are meant to evoke flowers in the background as well as the borders of French tapestries.
  • 1937
    Likely purchased by Mrs. Ruth F. Ruggles in Vienna, Austria from "Haus & Garten"
  • See "December, 1937." Education Department Annual Report, 1937, CMA Archives.
  • Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11, 2019-February 10, 2020).
    Flowers in Art. Karamu House (organizer) (June 30-September 30, 1965).
  • {{cite web|title=Flora [II]|url=false|author=Josef Frank, Haus & Garten|year=c. 1925–30|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1937.185