Purple Leaf Fabric Wall Hanging
Designer or Artist: Traute Sänger
Year Of Design: c.1960s
Company or Studio: Sängerform
Country: Germany
Height: 300mm / 11.8"
Width or Diameter: 410mm / 16.3"
Notes: A
scarce vintage hand screen-printed pop art fabric wall-panel of
stylised bright purple maple leaves. It was created by award-winning German
painter, graphic artist, fabric designer and jeweler, Traute Sänger
(1928-2017), for her own company, Sängerform, in the late 1960s.
Sänger's imagery often channels the abstracted colours and bold forms of
post-war advertising graphics and the nostalgic naïveté of children's
book illustration. The fine balance between the two and the
bang-on-trend appeal of bold maximalist prints ensure they could suit
children's rooms and more grown-up spaces equally.
Each screenprint is signed 'Sänger'.
These are NOS (New Old Stock) from the artist's estate sale. We acquired
a number of the original hand-drawn drafts for similar designs, dated
1968.
Each runner / hanging has been hand-printed onto thick cotton panels
with two stitched sides and raw edges at the top and bottom ends. They
are hand-washable at 30° Centigrade.
This is one of many different designs we have stocked - which range from
friendly crocodiles to bold flowers to abstract patterns. Please see
our other listings for different designs and colour combinations.
Condition Report: Our Sängerform fabric panels are clean and in excellent condition, but are being shipped 'as found'. These panels have spent decades folded, and as such they will require a light soak and iron to remove or lessen any creases.