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Frottage

Scope note

The technique of making a rubbing from a textured surface, especially when the rubbing is then incorporated into a collage or montage; popular among the Surrealists as a form of automatism.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053430

Broader Terms used

<transferring techniques>

Created

13yrs ago

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