Lysende Gardiner

Ejnar Hansens berømte bloktrykgardiner

Abstract

Resumé til ”Lysende gardiner” - Ejnar Hansens berømte bloktrykgardiner af

Kirsten Rykind

Tekstilfarver Ejnar Hansens bloktrykte gardiner er ofte blevet omtalt som noget særligt, transparente og med et let og elegant udtryk. Ejnar Hansen (1885-1958) overtog i 1918 sin fars virksomhed, L.P. Hansens Farve- og Renseri, i Vejle. Han gik på Kunstakademiet i København 1908-14, og studerede kattuntryk i England 1915-1916. 1915-1927 udførte han ca. 50 tegninger med vandfarve til bloktrykgardiner, inspireret af slyngede gotiske ornamenter og let stiliserede blomster og blade. Han skar og trykte selv blokkene, således at kanterne blev lidt udflydende og fik derved en transparent virkning på enten tyndt lærredsvævet stof eller blårlærred. Han fik guldmedalje på verdensudstillingen i Paris 1925 for sine hånd- og bloktrykte gardiner.

‘Luminous curtains’ - Ejnar Hansen's famous block printed curtains by

Kirsten Rykind

Textile colorist Ejnar Hansen’s block-printed curtains have often been referred to as something special, transparent and with a light and elegant expression. In 1918, Ejnar Hansen (1885-1958) took over his father’s business, L.P. Hansens Farve- og Renseri, in Vejle. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen 1908-1914, and studied cattun prints in England 1915-1916. 1915-1927 he performed approx 50 watercolor drawings for block print curtains, inspired by swooping gothic ornaments and lightly stylized flowers and leaves. He cut and printed the blocks himself in such a way that the edges became slightly flowing and thereby achieved a transparent effect on either fine thin linen or coarse linen. He was awarded a gold medal at the 1925 World Exhibition in Paris for his hand-and block-printed curtains.