Paul Dumas
(French, active 1906-1978)
Rug, c. 1925
hand-knotted wool
signed PD in the weave (lower right)
15 feet 8 inches x 12 feet 9 inches.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from a Private Collection

Provenance:
Blondeel-DeRoyan, Paris;
Acquired from the above by Charles Evans, 2002
Sotheby's, New York,Important Design, 7 June 2016, Lot 64

Literature:
Susan Day, Art Deco and Modernist Carpets, London, Chronicle Books, 2002, p. 43, no. 46
Francoise Siriex, Le Tapis Europeen de 1900 a Nos Jours, Paris, Monelle Hayot, 2013, pp. 102-103

In overall fairly good and stable condition. Having a thick, mostly even pile throughout. With spots from soil throughout; needs cleaning. Few scattered small tears in the ground, not immediately noticeable. Few minor frays to the pile. Some minor instances of re-weave. Additional images available upon request.