Description
Although known primarily as a painter, Audrey Brockbank created a series of ikat, or warp-dyed, weavings. In this work, she used the same soft palette of blues and oranges found in her watercolors for the narrow warp dyed stripes; these are very different from the large swaths of vivid color normally seen in Central Asian ikat fabrics.
Provenance
The artist, Chiswick, England [invoice May 24, 1989]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1989.
Accession Number
74264
Medium
Silk, plain weave; ikat dyed
Dimensions
330.8 × 77.5 cm (130 1/4 × 30 1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore in memory of Robert Hixon Glore, Jr.