Zebres

Textiles

1959

Designed by Victor Vasarely (Hungarian, 1908–1997)
After a painting entitled Zebras (1932/42)
Produced by Atelier Tabard, Frères et Soeurs
France, Aubusson

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Department: Textiles

Artist: Victor de Vasarely (Designer)
Title: Zebres
Place: France (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 1959
Medium: Cotton and wool, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Inscriptions: Inscription (label on reverse): ZEBRES Carton de VICTOR VASARELY Édité par TABARD FRÈRES & SOEURS AUBUSSON No 682"
Dimensions: 184.8 × 206.3 cm (72 3/4 × 81 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James R. Getz
Reference Number: 1980.163
Copyright: © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Else Regensteiner, Geometric Design in Weaving (West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1986), pl. 4-12.

Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Selected Textile Acquisitions Since 1978, July 10–Oct. 10, 1982.
Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, July 1, 1991-Feb. 20, 1992.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, On or Off the Wall: An International Selection of Tapestries and Carpets, 1920s–1970s, May 14, 2003–Feb. 8, 2004 [brochure].

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