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Unique 2 x 3m patchwork hanging tapestry called “ DEAUVILLE”, designed and made by famous Spanish artist Miguel Berrocal exclusively for Vogue International, New York in 1980-81s, as a homage to Salvador Dali and Kandinsky, moreover it even shows few mathematical problems and correspondent solutions, described by Martin Gardner. Known that he created two large tapestries for Vogue, ordered by former American editor-in-chief Grace Mirabella (she started working at Vogue in the 1950s and served as editor in chief between 1971 and 1988). For this work he used a lot of different fabrics, including iconic Finnish Marimekko curtains, that was used as a backing of tapestry.
The hanging is signed by hand at the bottom right corner on the special fabric plaque “Berrocal 1980”, fixed by four buttons. The total size is 215 x 300 cm.
Provenance:
BERROCAL. Jean-Louis Ferrier. Éditions De La Différence, Paris, 1989.
ISBN 2-7291-0467-4.
Page 287 of 392 (colour illustration).
Monograph.
VOGUE Paris. Novembre 1980. (Included into the sale)
PAMELA DA SILVA RAMOS, VISIONS D’UN SCULPTEUR, LES TISSUS D’AMEUBLEMENT
1981. Photo GÉRARD SOURIS.
Pages 222-223, 224-225, 106 (black and white illustration).
Magazine.
Also the authenticity of this important artwork is confirmed with Mr. Carlos Berrocal (son of the artist and co-founder of the Berrocal Museum and Fundación Escultor Berrocal: http://www.berrocal.net).
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (Villanueva de Algaidas, Málaga, 28 September 1933 – Antequera, Málaga, 31 May 2006) was an award-winning Spanish figurative and abstract sculptor. He is best known for his puzzle sculptures, which can be disassembled into many abstract pieces. These works are also known for the miniature artworks and jewelry incorporated into or concealed within them, and the fact that some of the sculptures can be reassembled or reconfigured into different arrangements. Berrocal’s sculptures span a wide range of physical sizes from monumental outdoor public works, to intricate puzzle sculptures small enough to be worn as pendants, bracelets, or other body ornamentation.