Zoar Four-Post Bed

c. 1937

Fritz Boehmer

Associated Names
Fritz Boehmer

Artist, American, 1875 - 1942

The image shows a four-poster wooden bed with a high headboard and footboard, featuring spindle details. The color palette includes natural wood tones and a light cream bed skirt. The bed is centered and slightly angled to the left, with the left side more visible. The four tall posts rise from each corner, and the bed is against a plain white background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.8 x 45.3 cm (21 15/16 x 17 13/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 54" wide; 68" long; 81 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3851

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 737, no. 2665.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FRITZ BOEHMER.

Wikidata ID

Q64570903

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