Design - 25th August 2021

Lot 625

'Abstract' a pair of David Whitehead fabric lengths designed by Jon Catleugh

Estimate £120 - £180 | Hammer £120

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Description

'Abstract' a pair of David Whitehead fabric lengths designed by Jon Catleugh, screen printed cotton in colours on a black ground with hourglass motif, another abstract screen print on rayon for David Whitehead, and ten small sample designs, signed to the selvedge, 162cm long, 126cm wide (main), (13)

Provenance

Jon & Kate Catleugh.

Literature

Geoffrey Rayner, Artists' Textiles in Britain 1945-1970, Antique Collector's Club, illustrated page 51 figures 31, 32 and 33.

Exhibited

Paintings into Textiles, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, October 1953, artwork illustrated where David Whitehead Ltd purchased the design.