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Textile Detail

Dorothee L. Bates

National Gallery of Art

This painting displays a rectangle decorated with horizontal lines and shapes arranged in equal rows. The design includes zigzag lines, cross stitches, and segmented loops resembling embroidery work. The colors on most of the rectangle consist of beige and yellow earth tones, but a small strip on the far right is colored in shades of blue, pink, yellow, and black. The elements evoke woven textiles or fabric samplers. The background is off-white paper.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3395 × 3770 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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