Hand-knotted carpet from the ‘Jungla’ series. In pure woven wool. The result of a collaboration with the painter Giuseppe Ajmone made with high quality materials, respecting the painter's chromaticity and graphic refinement. Italy ca. 1960s. ‘Pure wool’, manufacturer's label on back. Pugi was founded in the early 1900s as a manufacturer of carpets and furnishing fabrics. Giuseppe Ajmone (17 February 1923 - 8 April 2005) was an Italian painter. From 1941 he studied painting at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, under Achille Funi and Carlo Carrà. In 1946 he was one of the signatories of the Realism Manifesto, also known as ‘Beyond Guernica’. He collaborated on the editorial staff of Numero (1944-1946), Pittura (1946-1948), Quaderni milanesi (1960-1962). He collaborated with Einaudi from 1947 to 1949. In 1951 he won the ‘Senatore Borletti’ award for young Italian painting and was a member of the Technical Committee of the Milan Triennale. His works appear in public and private collections.
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SILVER Seller in Firenze, Italy
