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Brun Rouge

A work made of sisal, hemp, and horsehair, slit tapestry weave with raised coils of supplementary wefts; attached strips of weft-faced plain weave and lengths of horsehair.

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  • A work made of sisal, hemp, and horsehair, slit tapestry weave with raised coils of supplementary wefts; attached strips of weft-faced plain weave and lengths of horsehair.

Date:

1970/73

Artist:

Magdalena Abakanowicz (Polish, born 1930)
Poland

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Title

Brun Rouge

Place

Poland (Object made in)

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Made 1970–1973

Medium

Sisal, hemp, and horsehair, slit tapestry weave with raised coils of supplementary wefts; attached strips of weft-faced plain weave and lengths of horsehair

Dimensions

149.8 × 107.5 cm (59 × 42 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Anne Baruch in memory of George Overton

Reference Number

1989.79

Extended information about this artwork

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