EDWARD ATKINSON HORNEL (SCOTTISH 1864-1933) THE FAN Signed with initials and dated '94, oil on canvas laid down 35.5cm x 28cm (14in x 11in) Note: The influence of Japan on late 19th century European art is well known and in Scotland the effect was no less profound than anywhere else. In particular the two friends among the Glasgow Boys known as 'the inseperables', George Henry and E. A. Hornel, took inspiration from the art of Japan. In 1893 Hornel and Henry decided to visit the Far East. They travelled to London and set sail in February of that year, financed initially by Alexander Reid and William Burrell and spent most of their time in Tokyo, Nagasaki and Yokahama, attempting to integrate into Japanese society. Within a short time however, stylistically stifled, they had agreed to spend less time together and their work subsequently took on marked differences. Henry became more linear and Hornel more attuned to colour and the use of paint, in what London critics had termed disparagingly his 'Persian carpet' style. His subject matter during the trip consisted largely of local girls in poses which were clearly in conscious imitation of Japanese prints but which nevertheless exhibit an individual style which would have a bearing on his later work. A painting from the period entitled 'Dancing Geisha,' now in a private collection (illustrated in Billcliffe's 'Glasgow Boys' p259) bears a marked similarity to the current picture and it seems possible that the models were the same girl. It is known that during their stay in Japan, Hornel became closely attached to one particular young Japanese girl and perhaps the somewhat coquettish nature of the picture on offer here and the dancing Geisha may owe something to this. On his return from the East, Hornel was given a show by Reid in 1895, which was well received and financially successful. Clearly the effect of the Japanese period had a lasting impact on Hornel's art and while his best known work of later years generally tackled more sobre, domestic subjects, he was always drawn to Japanese themes.
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Collection of reference books on Oriental Carpets and Rugs, both hardback and softback, including Ellis, C. G. Oriental Carpet in the Philadelphia Museum, 1988; Eagleton, W. An Introduction to Kurdish Rugs, 1988Benardout, R. Caucasian Rugs, 1978; Black, D. World Rugs & Carpets, 1985; Zephyr Amir, M.K. Supreme Carpets from Iran and Turkey, Private Edition, 1979; Thompson, J. Oriental Carpets, 1988; Kreissl, Art as Tradition, Anatolia, 1995; Benardout, R. Turkoman Weaving, 1974; Dilley, A. U., Revised by Maurice S. Dimand, Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 1959 and various other general carpet and rug books. (21 volumes)
Sparta carpet, west Anatolia, early 20th century, 20ft. 2in. X 11ft. 10in. 6.15m. X 3.60m. Slight wear in places; few tiny surface marks; small hole lower end.. Pale mushroom field almost plain with pale pink and pale green central medallion; arching floral racemes at each end emanating from the floral spandrels supporting a floral spray in the centre of the arch; the field edged with floral boteh; wide mid-rose main border and guards. A handsome carpet of impressive design with close clipped velvety wool and relatively soft handle.
Indian carpet, mid-20th century, 232ft. X 12ft. 3in. 7.01m. X 3.73m. Some surface marks, especially at the top end.. Pale sand yellow field with ivory, pink and light brown central floral medallion; floral sprays in each corner; ivory floral main border and pink floral outer guard. Robust handle.
Ziegler Mahal carpet, Arak (Sultanabad), north west Persia, late 19th century, 17ft. 9in. X 11ft. 11in. 5.41m. X 3.63m. Overall fairly even wear; small areas of reweaving; fireplace cut to right side centre now rejoined. Superb all over design on a dusky mid-blue field; wide light terracotta main border within green/gold and ivory floral guards and a wider outer dusky mid-blue plain border. Rich palette and soft handle.
Ushak carpet, west Anatolia, circa 1920s, 14ft. 10in. X 12ft. 6in. 4.52m. X 3.80m. Overall wear with slight losses to ends. Stain to lower right corner; surface mark top end. Chocolate brown field with old rose pink and beige centre medallion; all over angular floral motifs in field; old rose pink main border; beige and cream floral guards. Provenance: Recently removed from a local manor house.
European carpet of Tabriz design, probably Roumanian, mid-20th century, 14ft. 6in. X 11ft. 9in. 4.42m. X 3.58m. Water damage to both ends, heavier at top end left side. All over diamond shape medallions woven flowers, animals and birds; pale olive green floral main border; pale green and ivory guards. Soft palette; robust handle.
Chinese 'Deco' carpet, Tianjin, north west China, circa 1930s, 14ft. 6in. X 11ft. 1in. 4.42m. x 3.38m. Some wear in places with white warp threads showing through; a few surface marks. The mauve field faded to a beige/grey with central dark blue floral spray; wide deep yellow main border with vase of flowers in opposing corners; flowers, foliage and hanging lamp in one corner; butterflies in the opposite corner; the border with flowers, butterflies and buddhist emblems. The term 'Deco' in relation to Tianjin carpets of the 1930s refers not so much to the design but more to a very distinctive palette. Bright palette; robust handle.
Kerman carpet, south east Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 14ft. X 9ft. 4in. 4.27m. X 2.85m. Water damage to field on left side centre by top of centre medallion. All over floral sprays around a pale blue centre medallion on a deep rose field; wide pale green and ivory main border. Soft palette and soft handle.
Kashmiri chainstitch carpet in European taste, north India, circa 1930s-50s, 13ft. 10in. X 11ft. 11in. 4.22m. X 3.63m. Few stitches rubbed or missing in places; small hole one end. Unlined. All over floral design in an ogival trellis around a central ivory floral medallion; pale green floral main border.
Mashad carpet with inscription, Khorasan, north east Persia, circa 1920s, 13ft. 10in. X 10ft. 4in. 4.22m. X 3.15m. Few small spots of old moth damage at the lower end. Velcro strips for underlay in places verso. Inscription cartouche in outer guard at the top end. Pink/red cartouche shape field with indigo, pale blue, ivory and pale green centre medallion; the spandrels banded in dark blue, ivory and pale blue with a single dark blue vase in each corner; all over racemes of flowers and foliage; dark blue main border; pale blue and ivory floral guards. A very pretty carpet with close clipped velvety wool and medium handle.
Heriz carpet, north west Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, 13ft. 9in. X 11ft. 5in. 4.19m. X 3.48m. Overall wear, slightly heavier in some places; small crease marks on left side. Slight losses to ends. Dark blue centre medallion with jewelled pendants on a light terracotta cartouche shape field; large pale blue spandrels with light terracotta and pale blue quarter medallions; dark blue main border and pale yellow guards. A splendid carpet with a powerful design, enlivened with an abundance of pale blue details. Relatively soft handle.
European machine made 'boteh' carpet, 20th century, 13ft. 8in. X 11ft. 4.17m. X 3.35m. Surface marks in the ivory border one end. Water damaged area one end. Dark blue field with all over jewelled floral boteh; ivory floral border and narrow guards. See also Lot 203 for a carpet of similar construction.
Ushak carpet, west Anatolia, early 20th century, 13ft. 6in. X 11ft. 1in. 4.12m. X 3.38m. Overall wear, heavier in some places; cobbled repair/patch to centre; hole and damage top end left side, 24in. X 16in. 0.61m. X 0.40cm. approx. Small hole lower end of the field with fabric patch verso; other small repairs. Slight loss to ends. All over palmette design in soft red, light blue and green; wide greeny/blue main bo0rder. All over soft palette.
Arraiolos needlework carpet, Portugal, mid-20th century, 12ft. 7in. X 9ft. 3.84m. X 2.75m. Some moth damage in places with small areas of stitches missing. Ivory field worked in an all over design in soft colours with amusing animals and birds among flowers and rosettes; olive green strapwork main border. Unlined.
Tabriz 'Haji Jalili' carpet, north west Persia, late 19th century, 11ft. 10in. X 8ft. 5in. 3.60m. X 2.56m. Overall wear; slightly heavier in some places with repairs and small reweaves. Slate blue cartouche shape field with central medallion and spandrels; pale yellow faded to ivory main border and rich terracotta red guards. Lustrous close clipped velvety wool; typical overall soft palette.
Hali Magazine - The International Journal of Carpet, Textile and Islamic Art comprising Issues 55-59 (February 1991-October 1991); 60-69 (June/July 1993); 70-79 (August/September 1993-February/March`1995); 80-85 (April/May 1995-March/April 1996) and 87-89 (July 1996-November 1996) and 90-96 (January 1997-January 1998) All in their original posting boxes. (41)
Nain part silk carpet, central Persia, mid-20th century, 11ft. 8in. X 8ft. 3.56m. X 2.44m. Slight discolouration/surface marks to field. Tiny spots of old moth damage in places. Pretty floral design principally in pale and dark blue on an ivory field with a pale blue centre medallion; ivory and pale blue borders. Leatherette strips to each side verso.
Feraghan carpet of all over boteh and lattice design, north west Persia, second half 19th century, 11ft. 7in. X 7ft. 2in. 3.53m. X 2.18m. Overall wear with some repiling and reweaving in places; small holes; outer guard rewoven lower end. Dark blue field with boteh motifs arranged in diagonal rows on a strapwork lattice; small animals and birds taking refuge to the sides of the field; ivory main border. Lustrous wool; soft palette and soft handle.
European machine made carpet, mid-20th century 11ft. 6in. X 8ft. 3.50m. X 2.44m. Slight wear in places; surface/water marks top end outer borders. Light red cartouche shape field with dark blue central medallion and main border. Printed label lower right corner verso bearing a Frankfurt address, possibly with cleaning instructions. For a carpet of identical construction see Lot 180.
Ravar Kerman carpet, south east Persia, late 19th century, 11ft. 4in. X 9ft. 3.45m. X 2.75m. Overall wear, heavy in places; hole with warp threads still in place upper right side of field; losses to ends; sides re-bound. In a distressed state but with a good design and overall pale palette; pale blue main border; soft handle.
Tekke Turkmen 5 x 14 gul main carpet, Turkmenistan, circa 1920s-30s, 11ft. X 8ft. 4in. 3.35m. X 2.54m. Very slight wear in places; dark brown mark to third gul of centre column at top end. The pink/red field enclosed by wide border of the uriuk (apricot blossom) gul with a single striped rectangular panel in the lower left corner; narrow guards and dyrnak gul elem panels; single ivory piled stripe each end. Soft palette and soft handle.
Mahal carpet, north west Persia, circa 1920s 10ft. 8in. X 7ft. 6in. (lower end) to 6ft. 7in at top end. 3.25m. X 2.29m. To 2.01m. Top end. Slight wear in places. Note: this carpet is wider at the lower end. All over flowers on a light terracotta field; pale blue corners; dark blue main border. Lustrous wool, rich palette and soft handle.
Bolvardi carpet, Fars, south west Persia, second half 20th century, 8ft. 6in. X 6ft. 2.59m. X 1.83m. Dark red diamond shape field with triple centre medallions, indigo spandrels each with a large ivory flowerhead medallion; ivory main border. Wide variety of filler ornaments including a pair of large domestic birds at each end of the central medallions; many tiny birds and striped animals hiding in the field and spandrels. Bright palette and robust handle.
Tibetan dragon carpet, inner Asia, first half 20th century, 8ft. 4in. X 6ft. 2.54m. X 1.83m. A few small surface marks. Saffron yellow field with central dragon chasing a flaming pearl; ribbon tied flowers each end; pagoda and seawave border at each end; yellow trellis and floral cartouche main border. Bright palette.
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