Margaret Israel

Enfantine's
1979

A collage featuring a variety of handcrafted elements on a burlap canvas. The central image is a colorful painting of a vase with tulips, flanked by two chickens. Surrounding this are smaller pieces including textile flowers, faces on oval backgrounds, and four primitive doll figures. Two stuffed fabric horses are positioned at the bottom corners. The overall aesthetic is folk art with a mix of textiles and painting.
A collage featuring a variety of handcrafted elements on a burlap canvas. The central image is a colorful painting of a vase with tulips, flanked by two chickens. Surrounding this are smaller pieces including textile flowers, faces on oval backgrounds, and four primitive doll figures. Two stuffed fabric horses are positioned at the bottom corners. The overall aesthetic is folk art with a mix of textiles and painting.

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Date
1979

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Assemblage of watercolor on paper and gessoed fabric, and hand-sewn fabric dolls with thread and clay beads, on burlap

Dimensions
Overall: 60 1/4 × 40 1/4 × 1 3/4in. (153 × 102.2 × 4.4 cm)

Accession number
2021.150

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Robert Israel in honor of Larry Israel

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Margaret Israel
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