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Sheila Hicks , b. July 24, 1934

Fenêtre II

2009
10 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. (27.31 cm x 26.04 cm)

Medium and Support: Cotton, bamboo, linen, and silk

Credit Line: Purchased as the gift of Mark Rudkin (PA 1947)

Accession Number: 2011.19

Commentary

Renowned for her miniature weavings, Sheila Hicks’s Fenêtre series boasts the sophisticated interplay of jewel-like tones and elegant minimal form. In their composition and titles—“fenêtre” is the French word for “window”—the intimately scaled textiles suggest both openness and enclosure.

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Sheila Hicks: 50 Years Addison Gallery of American Art , 11/5/2010 - 1/29/2012
Selections from the Permanent Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/12/2015 - 3/13/2016
4 x 4 Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/1/2018 - 7/31/2019
Women and Abstraction: 1741- Now Addison Gallery of American Art , 1/28/2023 - 7/31/2023
Free Association: New Acquisitions in Context Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/1/2023 - 2/11/2024

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