black and white print of six zebras running together in a herd; background is mostly black with tiny white gradations in URC, ULC and LLC

%C2%A9 Mario Avati %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York

Six Running Zebras, 1957

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French artist Mario Avati loved the contrast of black and white, especially when arrayed in patterns. Here he allows us to experience the visual confusion for which the zebra’s camouflage seems to have evolved. Mia has another example of this subject printed on red paper.

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Title
Six Running Zebras
Artist Life
(born Monaco), 1921–2009
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2016.112.3
Provenance
The artist’s estate, Paris; his wife; Muriel Sterne, (her sister), Minnetonka, MN
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black and white print of six zebras running together in a herd; background is mostly black with tiny white gradations in URC, ULC and LLC

© Mario Avati / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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