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Quilt

Dorothy Posten

National Gallery of Art

The image displays a quilt with large red tulip-like floral shapes and green stems and leaves on a beige background. There is a small square patch with bright red fabric and white floral patterns near the top left corner. Above the quilted part, there is a stitched pattern diagram in grayscale. The quilt is predominantly red, green, and beige, with the floral motifs arranged vertically in the center.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, gouache, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
3089 × 4166 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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