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Alex Olson
Thread2010

Not on view
Vertical abstract painting with a silver-white scumbled surface, stacked horizontal graphite loops, a terracotta triangle in the upper left corner, and cursive-like marks near the bottom
Artist or Maker
Alex Olson
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, born 1978
Title
Thread
Date Made
2010
Medium
Oil and grease pencil on linen
Dimensions
Canvas: 41 x 29 x 3/4 in. (104.14 x 73.66 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Contemporary Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2011.34
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art

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