Black-White-Red

Black-White-Red

Anni AlbersWW-1926-016007

<p>In 1919 textile designer Anni Albers began her career in the renowned weaving workshop at the Bauhaus art school, where students were taught techniques geared toward industrial design and mass production. Alber's work reflects her interest in modernist abstraction inspired by theories of mathematical repetition. For this fabric, she created a triple weave that layers black threads over cream and red, producing a vibrating grid of lines, blocks, and striped units, with no identical rows.</p>

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Year
1926
Dimensions
179.4 × 122.2 cm (70 5/8 × 48 1/8 in.)

Artist

Anni Albers
Anni Albers

Painting

Known for her pioneering graphic wall hangings, weavings, and designs, Anni Albers (née Annelise Fleischmann; 1899-1994) is considered one of the…

Berlin, Germany

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Year
1926
Dimensions
179.4 × 122.2 cm (70 5/8 × 48 1/8 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1926-016007

Source

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aic
Status
verified

Artist

Anni Albers

Anni Albers

Painting

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