A scarce vintage hand screen-printed pop art fabric wall-panel or table runner of repeating fish in a deep red colourway. It was created by award-winning German painter, graphic artist, fabric designer and jeweler, Traute Sänger (1928-2017), for her own company, Sängerform, in the late 1960s.
Sänger's imagery often channels the abstracted colours and bold forms of post-war advertising graphics and the nostalgic naïveté of children's book illustration. The fine balance between the two and the bang-on-trend appeal of bold maximalist prints ensure they could suit children's rooms and more grown-up spaces equally.
These are NOS (New Old Stock) from the artist's estate sale. We acquired a number of the original hand-drawn drafts for similar designs, dated 1968.
Each runner / hanging has been hand-printed onto thick cotton panels with two stitched sides and raw edges at the top and bottom ends. They are hand-washable at 30° Centigrade.
Vintage 1960s 1.2 Metre Long Bold Red Retro Fish Fabric Wall Hanging
Condition
This fabric has one side unfinished as seen in the images. Our Sängerform fabric panels are clean and in excellent condition, but are being shipped 'as found'. These panels have spent decades folded, and as such they will require a light soak and iron to remove or lessen any creases.
Measurements
Height: 1200 mm / 47.2"
Width or Diameter: 280 mm / 11.0"
