Verrerie allégorique
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acrylic on paper on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 65.4 x 104.1 cm (25 3/4 x 41 in.) framed: 69.1 x 107.6 x 4.6 cm (27 3/16 x 42 3/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Edward R. Broida
Accession Number
2005.142.37
Art Historical Context
**Verrerie allorique** (1981) by Pierre Alechinsky invites into a whimsical world of allegory and imagination. This vibrant painting, executed in acrylic on paper mounted on, measures 65.4 x 104.1 cm and is housed in the National Gallery of's CMC department. A generous gift from collector Edward R. Ba, it exemplifies Alechinsky's mastery of mixed media, where the fluidity acrylic allows for bold, layers, and the paper support adds a delicate, intimate texture before being on canvas for durability. gian-born Alechinskyb. 1927) rose to prominence with the postwar CoBrA movement (1948–1951), a r...