Earrings

c. 1939

Frank Fumagalli

Associated Names
Frank Fumagalli

Artist, American, born Italy, c. 1895 - 1958

The image features two large dark brown glossy earrings with a tortoiseshell pattern against a light beige background. The left earring has a bulbous top that narrows to a teardrop shape looping at the bottom, while the right earring is more slender with multiple circular segments near the top and a pointed elongated bottom. The earrings are positioned centrally but slightly to the left and directly to the right, at mid-height on the page. The color palette consists of dark amber and brown hues against a warm, neutral backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.8 x 22.5 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2411


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 180, no. 355.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: F. Fumagalli

Wikidata ID

Q64569850

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