Karabakh Rug. Armenia. Circa 1880. 202 X 111 Cm

Those who follow us, or others who occasionally consult some of our posts, know the care we take in describing each piece. I've just placed this Karabakh rug right in front of me, and it is with great humility and deep emotion that I prepare to describe it. The task is difficult because, while looking at it, one almost forgets oneself! My goodness, its colors! I'm like a child in front of a candy store window. It's prodigious. This perfect harmony, this balance in the ultra-graphic composition, these interlocking and subtly organized motifs across the entire surface! I notice the deliberate absence of a central field. What would be the point? I used the term "graphic." I'm not sure that term even existed at the end of the 19th century! But how beautiful it is. A true work of art. When I showed it to a friend who appreciates beautiful things and is a professor at the University of Fine Arts, he remarked: "I'm not sure 10% of my students could establish and construct this harmony of colors with such talent!" It's truly exceptional! A marvel? Absolutely. Of course, it's woven and knotted wool upon wool. Of course, the pile is short. It's an ancient Caucasian kilim. Of course, it's dyed exclusively with plant-based dyes. In a state of preservation bordering on miraculous, with only a few very minor old restorations. Circa 1880. Dimensions: 202 x 111 cm. Laurent, Beauty of Kilims