Barbara Beckmann Teal Hand-Marbleized Cotton Sateen — 17 Yards, Final Collection
Barbara Beckmann Teal Hand-Marbleized Cotton Sateen — 17 Yards, Final Collection
A rare and irreplaceable find from the final inventory of Barbara Beckmann, one of the most significant textile artists of the last half century.
This extraordinary length of cotton sateen was hand-marbleized by Beckmann herself using her signature technique -- laying paint across long studio tables using plastic wrap and plastic bags to create the fluid, swirling patterns that made her work instantly recognizable. No two yards are alike. No two runs were ever repeated. With Beckmann's passing in 2018, this process died with her.
17 continuous yards at 50" wide represents a genuine opportunity -- enough fabric for drapery panels, upholstered furniture, a statement headboard, or a full room installation. The depth of color in this teal is exceptional: luminous, complex, and alive in changing light.
Kearsley can make this fabric into finished pieces for you, including pillows, tablecloths, table runners, drapery panels, and more. Contact us to discuss your project.
Details
- 17 continuous yards
- 50" wide
- Hand-marbleized cotton sateen
- $182 per yard
- Suitable for drapery, upholstery, headboards, and statement installations
- Spot clean or dry clean recommended
- Custom finishing available: pillows, tablecloths, runners, drapery, and more
Available exclusively through Kearsley. For trade pricing, register at the Kearsley Design Trade Atelier. Contact: kearsley@kearsleyhome.com | +1 707-935-7273
About Barbara Beckmann
Barbara Beckmann (1945–2018) was a San Francisco Bay Area textile artist whose work appeared in some of the most significant interiors of the last half century -- from the lobbies of the Four Seasons, the Wynn Hotels, and the Rosewood to the sets of Miami Vice, Ocean's Eleven, and The Butler. Trained at the University of Illinois and the Art Students League in New York, she began her career in professional textile design before relocating to California in 1974, where decorators and designers sought her out for decades.
Every piece Beckmann produced was made entirely by hand -- hand-painted, screen-printed, or batiked -- in her studio in Sonoma and through her ateliers in Napa and San Francisco. Her work was available to the trade only, through design showrooms, and was never sold to the public.
The pieces offered here were produced for specific interior design commissions. They were not manufactured speculatively or in open runs. Each reflects Beckmann's singular use of color and her command of layered surface technique -- the result of a process she developed and refined over more than five decades.
These are not decorative objects that happen to be functional. They are finished works by a recognized artist, available now for the first time outside the trade.