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Alquimia III (Alchemy III)

A work made of strips of linen and cotton, plain weave with exposed warps; applied gesso; painted with gold leaf and pigment; joined by knotted extended ground weft fringe.

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  • A work made of strips of linen and cotton, plain weave with exposed warps; applied gesso; painted with gold leaf and pigment; joined by knotted extended ground weft fringe.

Date:

1983

Artist:

Olga de Amaral (Colombian, born 1932)
Colombia, Bogotá

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Olga de Amaral

Title

Alquimia III (Alchemy III)

Place

Colombia (Object made in)

Date

Made 1983

Medium

Strips of linen and cotton, plain weave with exposed warps; applied gesso; painted with gold leaf and pigment; joined by knotted extended ground weft fringe

Dimensions

204.5 × 79.4 cm (80 1/2 × 31 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Nicole Williams Contemporary Textile Fund

Reference Number

1986.1006

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