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Pa. German Jar

1937

Eugene Shellady

Associated Names

Eugene Shellady

Artist, American, active c. 1935

There is a dark green, ceramic pot with two handles and a lid in the center of the image. The color palette is mainly deep greens with variations due to highlights and shadows. A small area of reddish-brown shadow is beneath the pot. The pot is slightly off-center, and there is a signature and date at the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

oil paint on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 42.5 x 34.2 cm (16 3/4 x 13 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 8" high; 7 1/2" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.3427

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in oil paint: E.H. Shallady / 1937

Wikidata ID

Q64560569

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