tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428854605686417050.post5295218929497071056..comments2024-01-24T06:19:09.281+00:00Comments on The Carpet Index: The Francis Bacon and da Silva Bruhns Carpet, Part 2John Hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13495250254811460833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428854605686417050.post-32904795742584301892009-08-20T01:45:29.006+01:002009-08-20T01:45:29.006+01:00Given the fact that this artist of such stature ma...Given the fact that this artist of such stature made so few of these rugs I find it incredible that nobody has bothered to research these thoroughly. This might demonstrate how those of 'fine art' sneer at perceived 'decorative art' - or something like that! Bacon himself quickly dismissed his rugs and it seems as though the entire Art establishment went in his train. The situation was different in the early 20th cent in some quarters.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615778959162602236noreply@blogger.com