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Lorgnette

c. 1937

Isidore Steinberg

Associated Names

Isidore Steinberg

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features a pair of gold-tone pince-nez glasses with connected oval lenses at the top. The color palette is primarily muted gold and beige. The glasses are positioned towards the upper center, and below them are detailed line drawings illustrating the front and top views of the glasses.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.2 x 30.2 cm (15 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.2255

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: I. STEINBERG

Wikidata ID

Q64578874

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