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Web-Muster

Marc, Franz, 1880-1916, Eckardt, Annette von, writer of added commentary.- · 1909 · München : W. Plessmann · 7 pictures

Web-Muster is a 1909 pattern book published in Munich by W. Plessmann, made by the painter Franz Marc with commentary by Annette von Eckardt, for hand weavers. The plates show pixel-like pictorial motifs of horses, figures, and animals drawn on squared grids, with bold black and red-brown blocks on white. A designer could take from them the idea of translating figurative subjects into coarse grid-based weaving and tapestry patterns.

Hand weaving

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