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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title of the piece is "Piece" by artist Victor Vasarely. The image shows a long, horizontal rectangle divided into sections. The background of the image is a light beige color. The rectangle is made up of 7 sections, alternating between dark green rectangular sections and beige sections with various geometric shapes. The leftmost beige section contains a black shape resembling a bird or wing with a dot above it. The second beige section from the left contains a large circle with a brown outline. The rightmost beige section contains a black shape resembling a bird or wing with a dot above it, similar to the leftmost section. A small portion of another circle is visible at the bottom center of the image. There is red text in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
597 × 168 px
Museum record:
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