Palm Tree

Sheila Hicks|Atelier Philippe Hecquet Aubusson

1984–85 · Wool, cotton, rayon, silk, linen · Modern and Contemporary Art

This tapestry is a prototype for a larger hanging made for King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hicks made the preparatory work, or cartoon, in her studio in Paris. The tapestry was then hand-woven by the artist with the help of three assistants in the Atelier Philippe Hecquet in Aubusson, France, following the traditional weaving methods established at the Aubusson workshops in the early sixteenth century.

Artist

Sheila Hicks|Atelier Philippe Hecquet Aubusson

Date

1984–85

Medium

Wool, cotton, rayon, silk, linen

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1986