Aleppo
Artist
Garo Z. Antreasian
(American, 1922 - 2018)
Date1985
Mediumacrylic on canvas
DimensionsFrame (A): 90 × 49 × 1 1/2 in. (228.6 × 124.5 × 3.8 cm)
Canvas (A): 88 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (223.5 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm)
Frame (B): 90 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (228.6 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm)
Canvas (B): 88 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (223.5 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm)
Canvas (A): 88 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (223.5 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm)
Frame (B): 90 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (228.6 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm)
Canvas (B): 88 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (223.5 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase, 1988
Object number1988.155.1ab
DescriptionA diptych of various shades of yellows with thick brown and black lines along the outer edges. Thin black lines form multiple geometric shapes throughout the body of the image. The shapes are mainly triangular in nature.eMuseum Notes
Aleppo was completed in 1985, three years after
the artist traveled to London, Paris, Armenia and Turkey with his family. The artist
was impressed and inspired by the mosque architecture and Islamic art which continues
to influence his painting and lithographs today.
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