26 Ontwerpen voor zijden stoffen c. 1940 - 1960

This is a sheet of twenty-six designs for silk fabrics that some anonymous artist conjured. I’m picturing the artist leaning over a table, surrounded by scraps of silk, pots of dye, maybe a cup of cold coffee. Each design feels like a little experiment, a playful investigation of color and pattern. Look at the way they’ve used stripes, dots, and swirls, combining different elements with such confidence and freedom. That large blue and white block with the bold diagonal lines grabs my attention. It's so simple, but so strong, a real statement! It reminds me of Frank Stella's minimalist paintings, but with a softer, more tactile quality. And then, there are those delicate swirls on navy, like water rippling in the moonlight – something you might see echoed in the work of Hundertwasser. Each motif feels like a conversation, a back-and-forth between different ideas and inspirations.