Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Zebra [weaving]
Alternate Title:
Cebra
Image View:
Overall view of weaving on wall
Creator:
Victor Vasarely (French artist, 1906 or 1908-1997)
Location:
repository: Victor Vasarely Múzeum (Pécs, Baranya, Hungary) PECS 74.281
Location Note:
Paseo del Prado, 8; Victor Vasarely: The Birth of Op Art (Exhibition, June 7-September 9 2018)
GPS:
40.416111-3.695
Date:
1938-1960 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Op art; Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
wall hanging
Work Type 2:
tapestry (wall hanging)
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
wool Aubusson weaving
Technique:
tapestry (process)
Measurements:
149.1 cm (height) x 212 cm (width)
Subjects:
abstraction; animal; zebras
Description:
A limited edition wall hanging woven at Editions Tabard Frères et Soeurs, Aubusson. Signed and identified "Vasarely-" in ink on label affixed to the reverse, identified within the weave. Wool Aubusson weaving in white, gray, and black, 58 3/4 x 83 3/4 in. (149.1 x 212.7 cm), with metal rod for hanging affixed to upper edge. (Source: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum [website]; https://www.museothy ssen.org/en/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-VASARELY-BOA-CE- A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Zebra [weaving]