Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Zebra [weaving]
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Zebra [weaving]
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Alternate Title:
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Cebra
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Image View:
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Overall view of weaving on wall
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Creator:
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Victor Vasarely (French artist, 1906 or 1908-1997)
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Location:
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repository: Victor Vasarely Múzeum (Pécs, Baranya, Hungary) PECS 74.281
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Location Note:
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Paseo del Prado, 8; Victor Vasarely: The Birth of Op Art (Exhibition, June 7-September 9 2018)
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GPS:
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+40.416111-3.695
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Date:
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1938-1960 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Op art; Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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wall hanging
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Work Type 2:
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tapestry (wall hanging)
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Material:
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wool Aubusson weaving
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Technique:
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tapestry (process)
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Measurements:
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149.1 cm (height) x 212 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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abstraction; animal; zebras
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Description:
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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.museothyssen.org/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-VASARELY-BOA-CE-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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