Enid Marx Curtains
Late 1980s

If you love Enid Marx's designs and need some curtains these are for you!

Originally designed in 1958 by Enid Marx (1902-1998). Particularly well known for her  seating fabric pattern Shield , commissioned in 1937 by Frank Pick for London Transport and in use on the Underground until the late 1960s.

Sally Hunter who with Patrick Searle had an art gallery in Motcomb Street, and later in Halkin Arcade,  Belgravia, London SW1 from 1984.  Sally knew and dealt in Enid Marx's work while she was still alive. I felt that it was a shame that her textiles were 'out of print' and reprinted this design in dark blue on an off-white linen mixture and in brown on both light wool and a linen mixture.  They were screen printed by Jamison Print in the late 1980s.

There is an exhibition of Marx's work at Compton Verney until January 2027. The Pattern of Life: Enid Marx and Modern British Design..

Cataloguing

Basket of Flowers a pair printed with large baskets of flowers in medium brown shade on a creamy linen ground. 

7ft 4 x 45 in; 225 x 115 wide

Lined and interlined, ready to hang. 

Condition

There is a watermark to the hem of one curtain. The curtains are very long so would not perhaps hurt if this was removed. 

Comments

Modern Block Printed Textiles Alan Powers p 38

Price: £750 | $1,010 | €870

Ref N°: 9137