Valance

c. 1938

Mae A. Clarke

Associated Names
Mae A. Clarke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of horses and a chariot. The painting depicts a line of horses with a figure on horseback and a chariot. There are five main figures in the image: a person riding a horse on the left, two horses in the center, and a chariot drawn by two horses on the right. The horses are drawn in a simplistic, stylized manner with elongated bodies and detailed manes. The chariot is a simple two-wheeled cart. The colors are mostly earth tones with blue and brown, and it appears on a textured and fringed background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.4 x 72.3 cm (13 15/16 x 28 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2740


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MAE A. CLARK

Wikidata ID

Q64594573

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