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Triptych
A work of art consisting of three sections or panels, usually hinged together.
5 examples
Clarence H. White
Spring—A Triptych
1898
Claude Monet
Water Lilies
1914-26
Max Beckmann
Departure
Frankfurt 1932, Berlin 1933-35
Francis Bacon
Triptych
1991
Louise Bourgeois
Triptych for the Red Room
1994