Wool Pile Carpet after Joan Miro

Danseuse Espagnole, c. 1960. Handwoven wool pile tapestry Stitched J. Miro” and edition number 5/10” on the reverse. 77 x 60 inches. Excellent condition. Some surface soiling. Small bite out of edge. After a design commissioned from the artist by the prominent tapestry dealer Marie Cuttoli. Cuttoli commissioned cartoons from leading French modernists to sell at her Paris outlet Maison Myrbor. In addition to Miró she commissioned designs from Fernand Leger, Pablo Picasso, and Georges Braque. PROVENANCE Collection of Robert and Andrea Bollt, New York; Property from the Estate of Andrea Bollt, Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers, 7 December 2013, lot 294: Private New York Collection LITERATURE Day, Susan, Art Deco and Modernist Carpets, (New York: Chronicle Books, 2002), cat. no. 184. Another example illustrated. Contemporary French Tapestries, (New York, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, Inc., 1965), 13. Another example illustrated. Please refer to this link for high-res images. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kjocjef8a156hi3/AAAZqe_l58zFRG3IZbLvM91ia?dl=0