ELENA DEL RIVERO

(1949)

ELENA DEL RIVERO Valencia (1949) "Nuberota", 2003

Mixed technique on canvas and high heddle tapestry and silk threads Titled, dated and with explanatory legend of the work and its process on the sides. The tapestry was made on the looms of the Real Fábrica de Tapices Foundation, Madrid based on the artist's original designs. The meaning of the work is related to the September 11, 2011 attack against the Trade World Center, the area where it was located. the author's home-workshop, as explained in the text she prepared for the Elvira González Gallery in 2004 and in an interview conducted on the occasion of the exhibition Exhibitions: Elvira Gonzalez Gallery, Madrid, “Elena de Rivero. Nuberrota”, January 22-February 28, 2004 Real Fábrica de Tapices, Madrid, “Threads of modernity: tapestries and rugs from the Real Fábrica de Tapices”. December 26, 2008 to January 31, 2009 Origin: Collection of the Artist Elvira Gonzalez Gallery, Madrid Phillips, 2011 London Private collection, Madrid Measurements: 177.5 x 177.5 cm and 46 x 72.5 cm