This charming folk tapestry has a lot of history woven into its defy and warp. It was created by a Polish artisan and sold through a famous Scandinavian design atelier.
As the first label indicates, the tapestry was sold through Broste Copenhagen of Denmark. Established in 1955, Broste is renown for its Nordic-influenced home and interior furnishings that combine Scandinavian simplicity with fine craftsmanship and materials.
The history of the weaving begins during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Although the Germans commandeered all wool supplies, Stefan and Helena Galkowski, who had studied under Eleanors Plutynska, a skilled weaver at the Warsaw Fine Arts Academy, secretly continued their art, using thick, hand-spun yarn colored with natural plant dyes. Following the war, the Polish government created the Center of Folk and Artistic Industry (Cepelia) to preserve Polish arts and craft, encouraging artisans to create both traditional folkloric designs as well as more modern artistic interpretations. Cepelia offered these artworks through a network of retail outlets, where they were purchased not only by tourists as souvenirs, but by Polish citizens as symbols of pride in their heritage.
The second label states that this tapestry was created by "A. Lewinska." Aleksandra Lewinska had also been a student of Plutynska at the Warsaw Arts Academy and most of her works date from the midcentury modern era. The title of the work is "Gubałówka," the name of both a mountain range and a mountain range near the Polish town of Zakopane. Gubałówka mountain has long been a popular tourist destination.
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