DrawingsGerman20th century

Design for a Silk Tapestry

1925

Artists

Anni AlbersArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

29.7 x 22.1 cm (11 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.) image: 19.1 x 9.7 cm (7 1/2 x 3 13/16 in.) standard frame: 49.8 x 39.7 cm (19 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Collection of the artist (1925 -1948), gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1948.

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