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A work made of frottage in black ink on tan wove paper.

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  • A work made of frottage in black ink on tan wove paper.

Date:

1953/55

Artist:

Sari Dienes
American, born Hungary, 1898-1992

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Sari Dienes

Title

Grate

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

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.

1953–1955

Medium

Frottage in black ink on tan wove paper

Dimensions

Sight: 190.5 × 83.8 cm (75 × 33 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Buchanan Family Foundation in honor of Viviane Van Leer Kellermann

Reference Number

2019.144

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