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Plaid Homespun Cloth

Frank J. Mace

National Gallery of Art

In the center of the image, there is a square composed of intersecting lines and bands, forming a grid-like pattern. This pattern features horizontal and vertical lines of varying thickness in deep blue, vibrant red, and muted green. The arrangement of the lines and color blocks may remind viewers of a tightly-knit cloth swatch, creating the illusion of texture in a flat, visual form.

Artwork Details

Date
1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3491 × 3917 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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