Custom Hand knotted Rug, after Paul Klee “Fruits on Red”. Bauhaus. Brown. Wool.

Material: fine New Zealand wool, with further options upon request.

Quality: Hand knotted, 150 knots per square inch.

Colors: 13 custom-dyed colors. Main colors in the rug: sienna brown, cerulean blue, maroon brown, sage green, and a warm combination of wheat cream, tan beige and cantaloupe.

Rug size (as listed here): 185 x 240 cm / 6.1 x 7.9 ft

Numbered limited edition of maximum 100 fine handmade rugs with this art piece.

Sustainable and certified fair-trade artisanal production. Label Step fair-trade partners.

This beautiful rug can also be ordered in even more luxurious materials like pure silk or mohair, as well as in plant-based materials like Tencel and linen and also in the hand tufted technique. A combination of materials is possible as well. Production time may increase for these options, depending on material availability.

Production time for this rug is between is approximately 12 weeks. For environmental reasons and to provide our full bespoke service, our rugs are always made to order.

— About the artwork on which this rug is based:

Paul Klee painted Fruits on Red (original title in German: Früchte auf Rot) in 1930 in Dessau, where Klee had moved from Weimar with the Bauhaus. The delicate, constructed architectonics of this artwork ideally exemplifies Klee’s insight into the anatomy of the objects.

The original painting is at the Lenbachhaus in Munich, Germany. You can now have this fine Paul Klee Fruits on Red custom rug made by hand for you, in your desired custom size.

— About Paul Klee:
“The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression.” Paul Klee

Swiss artist Paul Klee was born on December 18th, 1879. Art played a strong role since his childhood, particularly music. He studied in Munich, Germany, and later settled in Bern, Switzerland. After marrying pianist Lily Stumpf, they moved to Munich again. There he met great avant-garde artists, such as Jawlensky, Kandinsky, Marc and Macke, and successfully exposed his work.

During his travels, he gained revelatory insights and art influences. In Paris, he met Delaunay and became more familiar with Braque’s and Picasso’s work. In Tunisia, he fell in love with colour, making it a core point of his art afterwards.

Klee was a teacher at the acclaimed Bauhaus School from 1921 to 1936, both in Weimar and Dessau. During this time, he grew closer to Kandinsky and Feininger. His art was being recognized and exhibited in the United States and France, as well as Germany. When the Nazis closed the Bauhaus in 1933, Klee moved back to Switzerland, where he passed away on June 29th, 1940.