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Bottles of the Sea

c. 1945

Veronica Helfensteller

Associated Names

Veronica Helfensteller

Artist, American, 1910 - 1964

The image shows several large bottles at the center, surrounded by smaller objects like leaves and abstract shapes. The color palette consists of muted, earthy tones with shades of dark and medium grayscale. The bottles are clustered at the center, with one bottle placed inside a pot-like container, while leaves float around and between the vessels in the lower part of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and soft-ground
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 151 x 176 mm
sheet: 189 x 246 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2436

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Bottles of the Sea in pencil, lower left; signed: V Helfensteller in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76441336

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