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Northwesterly

A work made of cotton, rayon, and acrylic, bands of four-color complementary warp plain weave, weft-faced plain weave, weft-faced plain weave of discontinuous wefts, plain weave of discontinuous wefts, and gauze weave; main warp fringe.
© 2018 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of cotton, rayon, and acrylic, bands of four-color complementary warp plain weave, weft-faced plain weave, weft-faced plain weave of discontinuous wefts, plain weave of discontinuous wefts, and gauze weave; main warp fringe.

Date:

1957

Artist:

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

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Anni Albers

Title

Northwesterly

Place

Connecticut (Object made in:)

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Made 1957

Medium

Cotton, rayon, and acrylic, bands of four-color complementary warp plain weave, weft-faced plain weave, weft-faced plain weave of discontinuous wefts, plain weave of discontinuous wefts, and gauze weave; main warp fringe

Dimensions

38.8 × 59 cm (15 1/4 × 23 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Maurice D. Galleher Endowment

Reference Number

1970.346

Copyright

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

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