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“Chevaux Marins, Baleines et Coquillages” (Sea horses, Whales and Shellfish)

A work made of silk, rayon, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave, with patterning wefts bound in twill interlacing; woven on a loom with a jacquard attachment.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of silk, rayon, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave, with patterning wefts bound in twill interlacing; woven on a loom with a jacquard attachment.

Date:

c. 1925

Artist:

Designed by Raoul Dufy
French, 1877–1953
Produced by Bianchini Férier, founded 1888
France, Lyon

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Raoul Dufy (Designer)

Title

“Chevaux Marins, Baleines et Coquillages” (Sea horses, Whales and Shellfish)

Place

Lyon (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1920–1930

Medium

Silk, rayon, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave, with patterning wefts bound in twill interlacing; woven on a loom with a Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

30.5 × 35.6 cm (12 × 14 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the James D. Tigerman Estate

Reference Number

2004.941

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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