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Vanuatu

1999

Beatrice Riese

Associated Names

Beatrice Riese

Artist, American, 1917 - 2004

The image displays a grid with a pattern of rectangles and squares in varying colors, some with diagonal lines. The composition resembles a patchwork quilt with a mix of shapes and colors, including purple, green, orange, and black. The rectangles form a quilt-like pattern with dotted and striped details, adding textural variety.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gouache, pen and black ink with graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (gift of Roger Mosesson)
Dimensions

sheet: 59.37 × 85.41 cm (23 3/8 × 33 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3215

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Roger Mosesson, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: beatrice riese; lower left in graphite: Vanuatu 1999

Watermarks

38

Wikidata ID

Q64537182

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