This drawing is by Adelgunde “Gunta” Stölzl, a prolific German weaver who was instrumental in shifting the focus of the Bauhaus weaving workshops from pictorial works to industrial-ready designs, as well as the only woman at the Bauhaus to achieve the title of Young Master. Her textiles are renowned for their color, their abstract and asymmetrical compositions, and their incorporation of new materials.
Completed in 1926, the drawing is a design for a double woven cloth, using watercolor, pen, and black ink. ✍️ #TextileTuesday
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Drawing, Design for Double Woven Cloth, ca. 1926; Designed by Adelgunde (Gunta) Stölzl; Germany. This object is part of Cooper Hewitt’s permanent collection and is not currently on view.