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Hooked Rug

Elizabeth Valentine

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a floral textile design with an oval pattern in the center surrounded by large flowers in shades of red, pink, and purple. The color palette includes red, blue, pink, yellow, and green with some darker outlines. The design features smaller flowers and foliage surrounding the center motif, with an elaborate border framing the entire piece. Intricate loops and intersecting lines in red and purple are present along the edges of the rectangle enclosing the floral motif.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
4644 × 3223 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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