Long before Oscar de la Renta worked with Ferghana ikat master Rasuljon Mirzaakhmedov and brought about a revival in ikat weaving, artists in the early 20th century were incorporating ikat patterns in their paintings.
Here are some splendid examples.
![The Reader by Felix Vallaton, 1922 ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNeG2R5OlKidDkSjJYmYSfLLvTzC-sS5DHhOY8CjY-5NWkTgPA4KuUqKSxOhG2WEi-as7WU_LDxwrBx43ojugZgsaCWNhNJX0CHQiIiHwV16JB0-dY5P-QTFJQZX1W4EhByvWlfpAqKkt/s640/Felix+Vallotton.+The+Reader+1922.jpg) |
The Reader by Felix Vallaton, 1922 |
![Portrait of K.B. Kustodiev by Boris Kustodiev, 1922 ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBg5IezDvyb4Nc0245pA2IgOBc4OJCvZTmQKA0rBHPAG65OKGaA6OKBLOUX96jSeEFNE0dOTe5XzMTz8f7WuMECuqcpMo7YtlsYTZ1XJ3ZhgKWbmYWI3PPYb7SfbhWjigrl633byQvXDY/s640/Kustodiev+B.+Portrait+of+%25D0%25BA.%25D0%25B1.%25D0%25BA%25D1%2583%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0+1922+%2528National+Art+Museum+of+the+republic+of+Belarus%2529.jpg) |
Portrait of K.B. Kustodiev by Boris Kustodiev, 1922 |
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![Odalisque with Red Box by Henri Matisse, 1952 ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3prNl5XDMGCxlNmyoZDZn91laagB6-rA8ndKCafYmSbSCJpLZPzCaJvopQrOM5y9t7Sw4hUG_pCWJ0P4xVxfOB_RMqfjYxCCvAg4ODdomMW7aD_ydnMfwaycEVfW6QZVRiRISferEYiy/s640/Matisse.+Odalisque+with+red+box.+1927.jpg) |
Odalisque with Red Box by Henri Matisse, 1952 |
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![Portrait of a Young Gentleman Seated on a Sofa, by Nicolette Meeres ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7tItGYGvnPN4YNGOvSefWvp-t743Kpl0btA3h1hg9zUGmAfXECzLb-VAIg9c0URTqcv5myO559__APeUB-2YonOIofb7gp-325CywTYzMSwLD7ldueVFJIRivG6rw_du2Sm7iHdCB9op/s640/NICOLETTE+MEERES+%2528BRITISH%252C+B.+1938%2529+Portrait+of+a+young+gentleman+seated+on+a+sofa.jpg) |
Portrait of a Young Gentleman Seated on a Sofa, by Nicolette Meeres |
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![Samarkand by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxPQ6AymkN5OfWVahz7bjHpq_orEU1zCpDRtUfTSkVriEYnE-o4x0RS9siG8hUfDdmmXOWgn2kXsrEtYF2QaW7ginRm2gBlZBbYu6Aif9x7kZhFipVjBtultJLiGukqxG3IzQZTP1G633/s640/Kuzmin+Petrov-Vodkin..jpg) |
Samarkand by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, 1920s | | | | | | | | | | | |
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![Zorah on the Terrace by Henri Matisse, ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYFceVvazPtz6Cy77QlPBxGByt7qMBBfZe2-RpYUDN0KBQ53ohCuIj1SdzKmWtUPhOi_UxBfvZcCeDJdL_rEtWv8QkjNqfmK42CyxkJdpu1HEEiObfB45kpyTFTxMEdqhmbavESCMm9Ux/s640/Matisse+%25D0%2597%25D0%25BE%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0+%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0+%25D1%2582%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25B5.+%25D0%2590%25D0%25BD%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8+%25D0%259C%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D1%2581%25D1%2581..jpg) |
Zorah on the Terrace by Henri Matisse, 1912 |
![A Rich Kyrgyz Hunter with Falcon by Vasily Vereshchagin, ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CceYCCOqjFoxKwe0_c5JGjZ8oVvnEG4BhbH04G84qlDGZwCk2y0LtwzGCEseBJaTwtzjw0zdTZ9fZcNECHXX-LIa7y1EsiqRapI8-dtrxnd0FSfL5AMQmuX97AOqBINd6_v3BiMXn66S/s640/V.+Vereshchagin.+Rich+Kyrgyz+Hunter+with+falcon..jpg) |
A Rich Kyrgyz Hunter with Falcon by Vasily Vereshchagin, 1871 |
![Carpet Seller (Tartar) by Boris Kustodiev, ikat textiles paintings, ikat art 19th 20th century art, uzbekistan art textile tours](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoWIrV7Zjea1pJA-hx7Z7qU9nGUe93Ng5XT7k8YnVedG2ff69jiNb5njkp3POSPpjXLoAwsIFMRE5-LV-ExUGUdj2ocCzoceLbhWDhDcnVzme00deyKZ6uEJeqwtiziMymPp3KlFKFT7h/s640/Kustodiev+B.+Carpet+Seller+%2528Tartar%2529.jpg) |
Carpet Seller (Tartar) by Boris Kustodiev, 1920 |
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