ROBERT STEWART (1924-1995) §
SCREEN PRINTED LINEN WALL HANGING, DATED 1953
£1,050
Auction: 6 April 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
depicting an abstract figure in shades of green and orange, signed and dated lower right, STEWART/ 1953
Dimensions
114cm x 79cm
Footnote
Literature: Arthur, Liz 'Robert Stewart: Design 1946-95', London 2003, p. 37, where a signed panel from the same period is illustrated.
Note: Robert Stewart was one of the most influential Post War British designers. He attended Glasgow School of Art during the 1940s and went on to become the Head of Printed Textiles in 1949. He taught at the Glasgow School of Art for thirty five years and over that time inspired many young designers. Although Stewart was prolific in many fields of design, he is perhaps best known for his textiles which were produced by Liberty, Pringle and Donald Brothers throughout the 1950s. His work is held in Museum collections including the V & A in London where his contribution to textile design is described as "particularly significant - his trademark designs for Liberty often featured figurative, folkloric motifs, deftly executed in an ebullient style."
Stewart's work has recently been investigated in a major research project at Glasgow School of Art, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board, and is the subject of a new book, 'Robert Stewart, Design 1946-95' by Liz Arthur