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Ice Skate

c. 1938

Samuel Fineman

Associated Names

Samuel Fineman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden ice skate with a metal blade and an upturned end. The color scheme includes browns and metallic grays. The skate is positioned horizontally in the center of the composition, with the blade extending beneath the wooden platform and the curled end pointing upwards on the right side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 22.9 x 30.4 cm (9 x 11 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1864

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Sam Fineman D 390-1

Wikidata ID

Q64630304

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