"Alquimia XIII" Wall Hanging

Olga de Amaral

1984 · Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf · Modern and Contemporary Art

Olga de Amaral is one of the leading artists of the post-World War II studio craft movement. Her "woven walls" are deeply personal, suffused with the essence of her native Colombia. She subtly incorporates the landscape, the architecture of old houses with adobe walls and tile roofs, and golden Baroque churches as abstract patterns in the rich surface of her tapestries.

Artist

Olga de Amaral

Date

1984

Medium

Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Olga and Jim de Amaral, 1987