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Lemon

1975/1976

Leo Dee

Associated Names

Leo Dee

Artist, American, 1931 - 2004

A lemon is placed at the center of a neutral, off-white background, casting a soft, oval shadow underneath it. The color palette includes vibrant yellow for the lemon and subtle, pale shades for the background and shadow. The lemon is centrally placed in the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

colored pencil on illustration board
Credit Line

Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Dimensions

overall: 37.5 x 30 cm (14 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2005.101.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William and Abigail Gerdts, New York; gift to NGA, 2005

Associated Names

Dr. and Mrs. William H. Gerdts

Bibliography

1998

Danly, Susan and Bruce Weber. For Beauty and for Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, c.1998: pl. 15, 21.

Inscriptions

in graphite lower right: Leo Dee

Wikidata ID

Q64592900

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