The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Ret Hügel (Ret Hill)

Ret Hügel (Ret Hill)

c. 1925
designer
(Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967)
manufacturer
(Austrian, est. 1925)
Overall: 76.2 x 137.8 cm (30 x 54 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This textile was printed by Josef Frank’s Austrian firm Haus & Garten. Later, the Swedish firm Svenskt Tenn reproduced the same pattern under the Swedish name Kullarna, meaning “The Hills.”

Description

Unusual for its color and simplicity of design, Ret Hill was also produced in green. These colors reflect an atmospheric landscape of grass and sky. This version may be the only complete width example to have survived from the period.
  • 1937
    Likely purchased by Mrs. Ruth F. Ruggles in Vienna, Austria from "Haus & Garten"
  • See "December, 1937." Education Department Annual Report, 1937, CMA Archives.
  • Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11, 2019-February 10, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Ret Hügel (Ret Hill)|url=false|author=Josef Frank, Haus & Garten|year=c. 1925|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1937.186