XXII. MUKHRA/TUKRA/CHAKRADAR IN TINTAL AND RUPAKTAL Single strand Persian wool; double strand Appleton wool; lace wool, partly Kashmir; silk yarn; rayon yarn; cotton and viscose yarn; cotton, silver and gold thread on 18 mesh canvas, Continental stitch in all four directions. Approximately 154,548 stitches, January 1996 - August 2001 This epic piece has themes closely associated with North Indian Classical Music and is one of 23 pieces created over 33 years in the needlepoint medium by master artist Jan Haag. This life's work, which has been exhibited in solo exhibits at prestigious venues including the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Palm Springs Library, is available as a collection to a qualified museum or private collector. Jan Haag is the subject of the second in our Conversation with Artists series, soon to be released on our website. MB Abram Galleries is honored to be the exclusive representative of the Haag Needlepoint Collection.
*photo by by Craig and Judith Bang-Kolb
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