Éva Németh handwoven woollen tapestry, Hungary c1970s

This woven woollen wall-hanging features a design of stylised horses, tree and flowers. It is woven in a heavyweight wool with cream/ warm light beige background and the design in greys, blues and brown. It has the designer's initials NE in the lower right corner. The vertical edges are hemmed on the underside. c1970s.

Excellent used condition.

Éva Németh (1930-2019) was an Hungarian textile designer best known for rugs and tapestries. She was educated at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design 1955-60. During the 1970s and 80s she won textile design prizes and featured in many solo exhibitions and group shows in Budapest and other European cities. Many of her pieces use animal motifs such as horses and birds. Her designs were produced by the Ziola company in Hungary and were primarily sold in Scandinavia, notably in the up-market department store Illums Bolighus in Copenhagen.