Amsterdam School Tapestry, circa 1920s-1930s A striking Amsterdam School wall tapestry with a highly graphic, architectural pattern in beige red ens black. The design has that unmistakable Dutch Amsterdam School energy: angular, rhythmic, expressive, and slightly bizarre. The composition is particularly strong. It is soft in structure and very light in weight, not a thick carpet but rather a textile intended primarily for decorative use. Its geometry and layered symmetry somwhat recalls the visual language associated with Jaap Gidding, one of the best-known decorative artists of the Amsterdam School. Gidding is especially celebrated for his decorative work for cinemas and ocean liners, including the large textile in the central hall of Amsterdam’s Tuschinski Theater and the interior decoration of the Trianon cinema in Leiden. This tapestry has probably been used as a carpet, which would explain the wear and the holes (that have been repaired with blue cloth patches at the back) All the blue visible is the outline of years of wear from most probably a table that's been on top. Still, it is very decorative, it photographs very well and seen from a distance ones doesn't see the damage (that's exactly why it came into our collection, we didn't see on the photographs) We would not recommend it as a floor rug for regular use, though it could work as an accent piece in a low-traffic setting and not to be walked on. It also lends itself beautifully to other decorative applications. Some interior designers use textiles like this to make bespoke cushion covers, which would be possible with this when just using the undamaged parts