"Abstraction III" is a heavy wool tapestry measuring 8' X 6' (244 cm X 183 cm) from an edition of only 10.
Pictured above left is the actual piece as it hangs in the foyer in my home. Note the artist's woven signature on the lower right. Not readily observable is the sculptured effect arising from the differing levels among the colors.
The picture on the right shows another piece from the edition hanging in the Sonesta Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Using the artist's original design as a model, the weaver re-creates the artist's vision in a different medium.
Few weavers possess the skill, sensitivity and enduring patience necessary to create a tapestry with nearly 700,000 hand tied knots, with 20 threads to each knot. Three or four weavers dedicate up to four months to complete such a tapestry.
This edition sold out more than 20 years ago and this is a rare masterpiece of enduring beauty and value. This tapestry is in like new condition.
Although I have always displayed this magnificent piece on the wall, it could also be used as a spectacular area rug. I was told by Modern Master Tapestries, the firm that commissioned it, that it could be walked on for 100 years and wouldn't wear out, or probably even show much wear, due to the density of the weave.