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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title is "Piece" by the artist Anni Albers. The image shows a long, rectangular piece of fabric. The fabric is beige with a repeating pattern of triangles. The triangles are arranged in rows. Each row has a solid horizontal line above and below. The triangles point up or down and are various shades of brown and black. The fabric sits on a gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
341 × 623 px
Museum record:
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