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Pistia-Kew

Artist Idelle Weber (American, 1932 - 2020)
Date1989-1990
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 58 1/4 × 59 1/4 inches (147.96 × 150.5 cm)
Framed: 59 3/8 × 60 3/4 × 3 1/4 inches (150.83 × 154.31 × 8.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alastair B. Martin
Object numberF97-15
Signedfront, lower right corner, green paint: "(copyright) i weber 89/90"; back, left stretcher bar, on canvas in black marker: "(copyright) IDELLE WEBER 429 W. Broadway NY 10012 H 58" x W 59" "
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DescriptionLarge square-format canvas depicting a water garden vignette as seen from above and close-up. Water is deep royal/navy blue. Soft green, brightly illuminated, cabbage/lettuce-like water plants dot and obscure much of the water surface. Several have white, tri-petaled blossoms. Three large variegated orange koi fish swim in the water near the center of the painting.
Copyright© Estate of Idelle Weber
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