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Development in Rose II

A work made of linen, warp-stripe, weft-bonded plain weave with open work and self-patterned by areas of discontinuous wefts, discountinuous single interlocking wefts, and gauze weave backed in areas with plain weave and/or main warp and ground weft floats.
© 2018 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of linen, warp-stripe, weft-bonded plain weave with open work and self-patterned by areas of discontinuous wefts, discountinuous single interlocking wefts, and gauze weave backed in areas with plain weave and/or main warp and ground weft floats.

Date:

1952

Artist:

Anni Albers (American, born Germany, 1899–1994)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States

About this artwork

Anni Albers was particularly interested in how a textile was visually defined by its technique and woven structure. In Development in Rose II, she incorporated discontinuous wefts- horizontal threads that do not travel across the entire width of the textile-punctuating the otherwise strict geometry of the piece. Knotting them in place, she added visual depth and texture.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Anni Albers

Title

Development in Rose II

Place

Connecticut (Object made in)

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Made 1952

Medium

Linen, warp-stripe, weft-bonded plain weave with open work and self-patterned by areas of discontinuous wefts, discountinuous single interlocking wefts, and gauze weave backed in areas with plain weave and/or main warp and ground weft floats

Inscriptions

Inscription: Anni Albers

Dimensions

62 × 45.2 cm (24 3/8 × 17 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Laurance H. Armour, Jr. and Margot B. Armour Family Foundation

Reference Number

1970.345

Copyright

© 2018 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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